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Kudos to Janet Shaw for the written accounts of Kaya's life with her family in the Northwest territory of the country. Mr. Farnsworth did a super job bringing her to life in living color! The Nez Perce raised their children to be respectville to their family members and the animals and food they gathered to sustain them through the winter and beyond. Kaya was quick-witted and a hard worker. She also was a young girl, learning all the time. She treasured the time she spent with her grandparents, listening to their wisdom about life and how to use that knowledge to make their own lives more worthwhile. She was taught the ways of Horses at an early age, owning her own mare before she was twelve! She loved excitement and tribal gatherings where she used her skills trading to acquire objects she normally didn't have at hand. Items such as colored cloth, beads, and seashells from the ocean. Her life was pretty hard by our standards, but everyone helped the tribe in whatever way he or she could manage by their skills, or training. They were a very phyically clean people, bathing each day, rain or shine, winter or summer! Their Creator made them, and they thanked Him by taking care of themselves. Kaya's story is relevant to today's girls. The young women of today can look for life lessons even as far back as 1764. Being honest, truthful, industrious, and caring serve us all as we make our own journey through Life. As I have said before, the only thing wrong with these stories is they are too short! Thanks, NancyRead full review
My daughter is really fascinated by Kaya’s journey, it’s a life that most of us can’t relate to. I love how the author has managed to portray Kaya’s life. Her writing doesn’t traumatize younger readers and doesn’t minimize Kaya’s challenges either. It’s a wonderful series.
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These books are wonderful for introducing young minds to the lives that girls their ages lived in years long ago. My daughter loved Kaya, it is one of her favorites, and I myself enjoyed reading them as well. Kaya is a stron girl that lived in a time that the Indian tribes still roamed free of the burdens that settlers and new governments placed on them. Their thoughts and ways of life are so different than ours, yet she's still a little girl faced with many of the same feelings and loyalties that girls today are. She still has parents, and she still learns how to show respect and how to obey her elders, she has friends that she enjoys being with and even other children that tease her (My daughter especially related to that). I strongly recommend this book to all mothers and their daughters, as well as the rest in this series.Read full review
I wish this was required reading in our schools today, it would make history so much more interesting and exciting for our modern children. This is a very gifted author, adults of all ages will enjoy these true to life stories. Very happy to find these books in new condition, it will be a treasure for my grandchildren.
Books go great with the American Indian Kaya doll!! Great adventures!
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