The kids loved learning about New Mexico - from the various Pueblos to National Parks (White Sands and Carlsbad Caverns) to the Balloon Fiesta, there is so much to learn and do and see!
Books:
Children of Clay: A Family of Pueblo Potters (We Are Still Here: Native Americans Today) by Rina Swentzell
Shaped By Her Hands: Potter Maria Martinez by Anna Harber Freeman
New Mexico (My United States: A True Book) by Michael Burgan
E is for Enchantment: A New Mexico Alphabet by Helen Foster James
Tía's Tamales by Ana Baca
A Spoon for Every Bite by Joe Hayes
Elan, Son of Two Peoples by Heidi Smith Hyde
Kiki’s Journey by Kristy Orona-Ramirez
I’m in Charge of Celebrations by Byrd Baylor
Chester Nez and the unbreakable code : a Navajo code talker's story by Joseph Bruchac
Through Georgia’s Eyes by Rachel Victoria Rodriguez
Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes
Josephina American Girl Books
The Farolitos of Christmas by Rudolfo Anaya
Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes
The Water Lady by Alice B. McGinty
Saige by Jessie Haas (independent read)
The Day It Snowed Tortillas
Carlos and the Squash Plant by Jan Romero Stevens
The Making of the Atom Bomb by Victoria Sherrow
The Santa Fe Trail by Linda Thompson
Georgia rises : a day in the life of Georgia O'Keeffe by Lasky, Kathryn
Art Project:
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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta |
