How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend (Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin Books)

This is a Navajo Legend about how stars came to be, and what they stand for. This story has the First Woman placing stars in specific places that stand for rules. Everyone would see them if they're in the sky. But an anxious coyote decides it's taking too long and flings all the stars up, in no

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particular order. It explains why we have so many problems today. This is a fun legend that can be compared to others that describe other reasons stars are in our sky.

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Age appropriateness: primary, intermediate
Genre: Legend
Media: pen and ink

This story is a good example of a legend because its goal is to explain one of the mysteries of life. Events that occur are fictional but this particular story is based on a real group of people known as the Navajo tribe.

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This story has been passed down through their generations and used to explain the patterns that the starts form.

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This book is about a Navajo Ledgend about how the stars got into the sky. The stars are the laws written in the sky for all to see. She had to put the stars up one by one and a coyotecame to help her. The coyote was getting impatient so he flung all the stars into the sky at once and that is how

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they came to be in the sky.

This book is a good book about Navajo Ledgens for children. I liked this book because it will be easy to read and easy to understand for children.

I would use this book in a multicultural lesson about Native Americans. This would be an interesting book for children and I fun way to see what other people think about how the stars got in the sky. I would have the children be creative and think of other interesting ways that the stars got in the sky.

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I enjoyed this story about how we got our night sky. I liked the paintings. It isn't one of my favorite books so far, but it was worth reading.

I really enjoyed this story, an attempt to explain the mysteries of the Earth at the very beginning of time. The story is short and simple and the illustrations fit the tale nicely.

The story of how the stars came to be in the sky.

porquoi tale, Navajo origin

Oughton brings us the Navajo legend of how the stars appeared into the sky. It is about the first man and woman. The woman wants to write the laws of the people because she is concerned for the future. First man is more concerned about right now and doesn't pay much attention to her idea. She

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begins placing the stars into the sky and creating her laws. A coyote asked her if he could help and she agreed. At first the coyote was helpful however he became very impatient and without her knowing just threw all the stars into the sky. This is a good story to use in the classroom because it can teach that hastiness can cause discord. The illustrations were warm and beautiful. I would recommend for grades 2-4.

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Reading Level: Primary
Genre: Traditional Literature
Summary: The retelling of a Navajo legend that explains why the stars are arranged the way they are in the sky.
Evaluation: This is an entertaining legend that will hopefully get students interested in the Native American culture. Instead of simply

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reading about the Navajos in a textbook; the student will be able to understand the legends and culture of the people. The content of this book is age appropriate and provides a simple story for students. I think this book would be great in the classroom.

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