Amee-Nah: Zuni Boy Runs the Race of His Life (Amazing Indian Children)

by Kenneth Thomasma

Other authorsJack Brouwer (Illustrator)
Paperback, 1995

Status

Checked out

Call number

970

Series

Amazing Indian Children (book 7)

Tags

Historical Fiction, Native America, Zuni, 1930, Grades 4-6, Reading Level 4, D970

Genres

Publication

Grandview Pub Co (1995), Edition: 3rd Printing, 155 pages

Description

Nine-year-old Amee-nah, a Zuni boy with a club foot, gains hope of winning the annual stick-race when a doctor tells him about an operation that could help him.

Media reviews

American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)
All of Thomasma’s books are problematic and cannot be recommended on any level. As an Indian, a parent and a teacher, I want better for my daughter and all children.

Awards

Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 1999)

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

155 p.; 7.62 x 0.43 inches

ISBN

1880114151 / 9781880114155

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