The Magic Hummingbird: A Hopi Folktale
Collected and translated by: Ekkehart Malotki
Written by: Michael Lomatuway'Ma
Illustrated by: Michael Lacapa
Elementary Grades
"This Hopi pourquoi tale explains the cause of a great drought and the events that brought about its end. In Oraibi, a drought-stricken village, two young children are abandoned. To divert his thoughts from hunger, the boy makes a toy hummingbird from a sunflower stalk. When his sister hurls it into the air, it comes to life, first bringing the children food, then journeying to the underworld to request rain from the fertility god, and finally reuniting the youngsters with their parents."
School Library Journal Review
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