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Richard Red Hawk

Wyandot

Richard Red Hawk is the pseudonym under which noted Wyandot author and editor Clifford Trafzer has written a number of children's books with a Native American perspective, including creation stories and alphabet learning books.

Books by Richard Red Hawk:

Red Hawk, Richard; Trafzer, Clifford E.. A, B, C's : the American Indian way
Sacramento, Calif. : Sierra Oaks Pub. Co., 1988.
Genre: Nonfiction
Description: 55 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Summary : Presents the letters from A to Z, using each letter to introduce the culture, customs, and history of the North American Indians. Alphabet--Juvenile literature.
Audience: Youth
ISBN: 0940113155 (pbk.)
Red Hawk, Richard; Trafzer, Clifford E.. Grandfather's origin story : the Navajo Indian beginning
Sacramento, Calif. : Sierra Oaks Pub. Co., 1988.
Genre: Folklore
Description: 30 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes : "Volume 1." Navajo Indians--Folklore. Southwest, New--Folklore.
Audience: All Ages
ISBN: 0940113074
Red Hawk, Richard; Trafzer, Clifford E.. Grandfather's story of Navajo monsters
Sacramento : Sierra Oaks Pub. Co.,, 1988.
Genre: Folklore
Description: 40 p. : ill. ; 21 x 22 cm.
Illustrations by Ross Coates. Notes : "Volume 2." Navajo IndiansJuvenile literature. Navajo mythology--Juvenile literature. Monsters--Juvenile literature.
Audience: Youth
ISBN: 0940113112
Red Hawk, Richard; Trafzer, Clifford E.. Grandmother's Christmas story : a true Quechan story
Sacramento, Calif. : Sierra Oaks Pub. Co., 1987.
Genre: Nonfiction
Description: 39p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 22 cm.
Illustrations by Ross Coates. Yuma IndiansJuvenile literature. Christmas--Juvenile literature.
Audience: Youth
ISBN: 0940113082 (pbk.)
Red Hawk, Richard; Trafzer, Clifford E.. A trip to a Pow Wow
Sacramento, Calif. : Sierra Oaks Pub. Co., 1988.
Genre: Fiction
Description: 45 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Illustrations by Anne C. Brook. Summary : Tess shares a part of her Indian heritage with classmates during show and tell as she describes the Round Dance and Pow Wow and invites her class to take part in a Pow Wow held in the school gymnasium. Indian dance--United States--Juvenile literature. Social life and customs. Show-and-tell presentations--Fiction.
Audience: Youth
ISBN: 0940113147 (pbk.)

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