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While there are hundreds of Native American tribes in the United States, the Navajo Nation is one of the largest. Passing on Navajo customs and knowledge from one generation to the next was often in the form of storytelling or songs and dances. Telling legends was an important way to explain nature, understand the universe, or teach a valuable lesson to youngsters. This issue introduces young readers to Changing Woman and her twin sons who set out to rid the world of monsters. Through bravery, a little magic and some cunning they defeated many monsters and made the world a safer place by burying them under a mighty volcano. Such stories inspired Navajo children to strive to master the skills of The Warrior Twins. What legend might you tell to keep the world safe?
In this issue young readers will:
- read about legends from the Navajo Nation
- learn the meaning of “oral tradition”
- discover how Navajos became Code Talkers to help win World War II
- create your own legend
- cross the rainbow maze to find the sun
- scan the newspaper to locate homonyms
- write a legend about a fish that went to school
- locate adjectives in the news to describe the Warrior Twins
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