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The Water Lady : how Darlene Arviso helps a thirsty Navajo Nation / by Alice B. McGinty ; illustrations by Shonto Begay.

McGinty, Alice B., 1963- (author.). Begay, Shonto, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Cody is worried when his family on a New Mexico Navajo reservation runs out of water, but Darlene Arviso, called "The Water Lady," is on the way with her tanker truck. Includes glossary of Navajo terms and notes about Arviso and life on a reservation.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0525645004
  • ISBN: 0525645012
  • ISBN: 9780525645009
  • ISBN: 9780525645016
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Grades K-1. Schwartz & Wade Books.
Ages 4-8. Schwartz & Wade Books.
AD640L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.8 0.5 515748.
Subject:
Arviso, Darlene > Juvenile fiction.
Deserts > Juvenile fiction.
Indians of North America > New Mexico > Juvenile fiction.
Navajo Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Water-supply > Juvenile fiction.
New Mexico > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Biographies.
Fiction.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 43 of 47 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 47 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Sneads Ferry Branch Library EB ARVISO (Text) 36015000410882 Easy Nonfiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library E MCGINTY (Text) 39493110032762 Easy Reader Available -
Beaufort Main J B ARVISO (Text) 34208900042358 Juvenile Biography Available -
Bogue Banks J B ARVISO (Text) 34208900042333 Juvenile Biography Available -
Braswell Memorial Main Library E Mcg (Text) 37807000060056 Easy Fiction Available -
Bryan Memorial Library E McGinty (Text) 810191001976058 Easy New Fiction Available -
Cleveland County Main Library JB ARVISO (Text) 22281500147569 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Cliffdale Library E MCGINTY (Text) 31781067115384 Easy Fiction Available -
Cumberland Headquarters E MCGINTY (Text) 31781067115392 Easy Fiction Checked out 08/09/2026
Down East J B ARVISO (Text) 34208900042325 Juvenile Biography Available -