Navajo ABC

Luci Tapahonso, Eleanor Schick, Luci Tapahanso. Aladdin Paperbacks, $6.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-689-82685-6

English and Navajo (or Din ) words address aspects of Navajo life; colored-pencil illustrations serve as quiet complements. All ages. (July)

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