Vintage “Field Mouse Goes to War: Tusan Homichi Tuwvota” 1944

First let me say that I’m not an expert at grading books. So, if condition is important to you, please ask questions prior to purchase. That said, I would say this book is in Very Good condition, especially considering its age. Light shelf wear including smudges minor paper loss and lightly bumped corners. This book is older than me and in better shape!

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This is a first edition paperback book, published in 1944!

Lovely illustrations in black and white. Bilingual in English and Hopi on each page! Note on the artist, Hopi alphabet and digraphs at the back of the book.

Written by Edward A Kennard. Hopi text by Albert Yava. Illustrated by Fred Kabotie. Edited by Willard W. Beatty.

The hawk was the great enemy of the Mishongnovi people. Each day he killed more chickens. Everyone agreed that someone must fight the hawk, but who? The tiny field mouse who lived at the edge of the village wanted to help. Did he have the courage and cleverness to challenge the hawk?

Field Mouse Goes to War was originally published in 1944 by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. The drawings are by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie who was born at the turn of the century in the village of Shungopavy on the Second Mesa. During his long career as an artist Kabotie illustrated numerous books and won many awards for his paintings. He was commissioned by the Museum of the American Indian in New York to record authentic native Indian dances and by the Fred Harvey Company to decorate the Indian Tower on the south rim of the Grand Canyon.

Published by the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, under Stewart Udall as Secretary.


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