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Jingle Dancer Hardcover - 2000

by Cynthia L. Smith; Cornelius Van Wright (Illustrator); Ying-Hwa Hu (Illustrator)

Jenna, a member of the Muscogee Nation, borrows jingles from the dresses of several friends and relatives so she can perform the jingle dance at the powwow. Includes a note about the jingle dance tradition and its regalia. Color illustrations.


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New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith's lyrical text is paired with the warm, evocative watercolors of Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu in this affirming story of a contemporary Native American girl who turns to her family and community.

The cone-shaped jingles sewn to Grandma Wolfe's dress sing tink, tink, tink, tink...

Jenna loves the tradition of jingle dancing that has been shared over generations in her family and intertribal community. She hopes to dance at the next powwow.

But with the day quickly approaching, she has a problem--how will her dress sing if it has no jingles?

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Tink, tink, tink, tink, sang cone-shaped jingles sewn to Grandma Wolfe's dress.

Jenna's heart beats to the brum, brum, brum, brum of the powwow drum as she daydreams about the clinking song of her grandma's jingle dancing.

Jenna loves the tradition of jingle dancing that has been shared by generations of women in her family, and she hopes to dance at the next powwow. But she has a problem--how will her dress sing if it has no jingles?

The warm, evocative watercolors of Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu complement author Cynthia Leitich Smith's lyrical text as she tells the affirming story of how a contemporary Native American girl turns to her family and community to help her dance find a voice.

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  • Title Jingle Dancer
  • Author Cynthia L. Smith; Cornelius Van Wright (Illustrator); Ying-Hwa Hu (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 6th Printing
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Heartdrum, Scarborough, ON, Canada
  • Date 2000-04-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Glossary, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780688162412 / 068816241X
  • Weight 0.94 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.41 x 9.65 x 0.37 in (28.98 x 24.51 x 0.94 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 650
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-South
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
    • Geographic Orientation: Oklahoma
    • Religious Orientation: Native American
  • Library of Congress subjects Indians of North America, Dance
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99015503
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 05/15/2000, Page 1750
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2000, Page 281
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 04/15/2000, Page 567
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/15/2000, Page 117
  • School Library Journal, 07/01/2000, Page 87
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