{"product_id":"the-water-lady-how-darlene-arviso-helps-a-thirsty-navajo-nation-hardcover","title":"The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice B. McGinty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShonto Begay\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis inspiring picture book tells the true story of a woman who brings desperately needed water to families on the Navajo reservation every day. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnderneath the New Mexico sky, a Navajo boy named Cody finds that his family's barrels of water are empty. He checks the chicken coop-- nothing. He walks down the road to the horses' watering hole. Dry. Meanwhile, a few miles away, Darlene Arviso drives a school bus and picks up students for school. After dropping them off, she heads to another job: she drives her big yellow tanker truck to the water tower, fills it with three thousand gallons of water, and returns to the reservation, bringing water to Cody's family, and many, many others. Here is the incredible and inspiring true story of a Native American woman who continuously gives back to her community and celebrates her people.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALICE McGINTY is the award-winning author of over forty books for children, including \u003ci\u003eA Story for Small Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Named Pluto\u003c\/i\u003e, which was called inspiring in a \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e starred review. She also wrote\u003ci\u003e Darwin\u003c\/i\u003e, an Orbis Pictus Honor Book and one of Booklist's Top 10 Biographies for Youth, which received three starred reviews. Her picture book, \u003ci\u003eRabbi Benjamin's Buttons\u003c\/i\u003e, was named a Sydney Taylor Notable Book. She also runs a writing camp for kids, Words on Fire. Visit her on the web at alicebmcginty.com or follow her on Twitter @AliceBMcGinty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShonto Begay is the illustrator of several picture books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Mud Pony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic of Spider Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Dreamed of an Acorn\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the the fifth child of sixteen born to a Navajo medicine man. Shonto attended federal boarding schools all over the Navajo Indian Reservation in his elementary school years. Later, he attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico and received his Associate of Fine Arts degree, and later earned a degree from the California College of Arts \u0026amp; Crafts. He resides in Arizona.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 44\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.2 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48374522740893,"sku":"9780525645009","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/2519\/8749\/files\/483dddd2257485ffb9d01c6e29ce4695.webp?v=1780599380","url":"https:\/\/xtug9t-1x.myshopify.com\/products\/the-water-lady-how-darlene-arviso-helps-a-thirsty-navajo-nation-hardcover","provider":"Eve's Eden Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}