Circle of Wonder: A Native American Christmas Story (Hardcover)

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From Publishers Weekly

Drawing on childhood memories of Christmas in a New Mexican village, Momaday produces a poetic story that skillfully blends Christian and Native American traditions. On Christmas Eve, Tolo, a lonely mute boy, is drawn by the spirit of his beloved grandfather to a bonfire in the mountains, where he shares a "circle of wonder and good will" with an elk, a wolf and an eagle. His heart fills with love for his family, for the Christ child and for all creation, and in this brief glimpse of the interconnectedness of all life his loneliness is banished forever. Features Momaday's singular, impressionistic artwork. All ages.
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A truly beautiful book, by a great author. . . . Every youngster (and oldster!) will be enthralled by the paintings of Momaday (Kiowa, by way of Jemez) and his tale of a Pueblo Christmas. -- Book Talk

Both story and illustrations in this wonderful book sprang from Pulitzer Prize-winning Momadays remembrances of his childhood on the Jemez Reservation, particularly during the Christmas season. He tells the story of a young mute named Tolo who shares the spirituality of the mountains and meadows with his grandfather. Upon his grandfathers death, Tolo plunges into loneliness. The frenzy of the Christmas season reawakens him, and Tolo follows the vision of his late grandfather back into the meadow where he is empowered by other creatures of the wild. Tolo transcends his own sorrow to understand the Christmas spirit. -- Bloomsbury Review --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Clear Light Books; 1st edition (November 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940666324
• ISBN-13: 978-0940666320
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #887,336 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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