Monster Slayer: A Navajo Folktale [Hardcover]

Vee Browne (Author), Baje Whitethorne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1991

Two brothers go in search of monsters who haunt their people's village.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1 pages
• Publisher: Northland Pub; 1st edition (July 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873585259
• ISBN-13: 978-0873585255
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,165,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Monster Slayer & the Twins, November 25, 2007

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This review is from: Monster Slayer: A Navajo Folktale (Hardcover)

From the DJ: A terrible monster is plaguing the Anasazi villages of the Southwest's canyon country, so much so that the villagers are afraid to plant their crops. Who will same them from this monster's wrath? The Twins, twelve-year-old sons of Changing Woman, respond to the villagers' cries for help and decide to seek out and destroy this monster, the Walking Giant. Armed with lightning arrows - gifts from their father - and magic feathers, they set out to defeat their enemy, and become heroes of the people in so doing. Immortalized for centuries through the oral storytelling tradition, the Twins now come alive on the pages of this colorful book, a partial recreation of the traditional Navajo story, retold and illustrated by two talented Navajo people.

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful picture book of and by the Dinee people, September 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Monster Slayer: A Navajo Folktale (Hardcover)

This was one of the first pieces that Bahe and Vee worked on together. Bravo! I am in awe of Bahe's illustrations and captured by Vee's words. Being a Native American, I can see and read the vision of the two's colaborative work and how they both echo each others impressions of this traditional Navajo story. It should be a part of our childrens plate of literature to consume prior to going to the Euro-Classics.

5.0 out of 5 stars I liked the book., March 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Monster Slayer: A Navajo Folktale (Hardcover)

I liked this book because it was very nice and somehow funny. Mostly I liked the characters in the sroty and what they did to save their village. It is a great book for all ages to read and I enjoyed reading it. I hope everyone that read this book will enjoy it as much as I did.