Part of exploring the book is using magnifying glasses. We noticed all the lines, circles, triangles, and other shapes.
A Pueblo Indian tale about a boy who goes looking for his father. He leaves the pueblo and comes upon three different characters before one of them can tell him where to look. His father turns out to be the Sun. How can the boy get there? By arrow!
What does Corn Planter do? What does Pot Maker do? What does Arrow Maker do? Also, notice how the pictures on the kivas before the boy goes into them and then again after he comes out.
Do this at home: This book is available at your local library. Read it together. Look for signs that tell you what a person does for a job, or what may be in the next kiva.
Vocabulary: maiden, mocked, kiva, pot, arrow, lions, serpents bees, lightning, power, rejoiced, emerged, celebrated. I know these seem advanced for preschoolers, but they can understand that serpent is another word for snake and emerged is another way to say came out.
