The Mud Pony

by Caron Lee Cohen, Shonto Begay (Illustrator)

Overview

A Native American tale about a young boy and his magical pony that comes to life. "Splendidly illustrated.... [A] moving, multileveled hero tale." - Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780590415262
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/1989
Series:	Reading Rainbow Books
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	428,589
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.13(d)
Lexile:	AD610L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

The earth home where Shonto Begay was born sat five miles southeast of the community of Shonto, Arizona. He was the fifth child of sixteen born to a Navajo medicine man. Shonto attended federal boarding schools all over the Navajo Indian Reservation in his elementary school years. He attended high school in Kayenta, Arizona; he attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico and received his Associate of Fine Arts degree, and later earned a degree from the California College of Arts & Crafts. He currently resides in Flagstaff, Arizona where he maintains a studio, The Foot of Sacred Mountain Studio. He also maintains ties with his traditional birthplace in Shonto, Arizona, where he has a Hogan/studio.