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Meet Kaya : an American girl, 1764 / by Janet Shaw ; illustrations, Bill Farnsworth ; vignettes, Susan McAliley.

Shaw, Janet Beeler, 1937- (author.). Farnsworth, Bill, (illustrator.). McAliley, Susan, (illustrator.).

Summary:

In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Percé Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble. Includes historical notes on the Nez Percé Indians.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1584854235
  • ISBN: 9781584854234
  • ISBN: 1584854243
  • Physical Description: 76 pages : illustrations (mostly color), color maps ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Middleton, Wisconsin : American Girl Publishing, Inc., [2002]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher and paging may vary.
Formatted Contents Note:
Kaya's Family and Friends -- Chapter 1 Let's Race! 1 -- Chapter 2 Switchings! 17 -- Chapter 3 Courtship Dance 37 -- Chapter 4 Rescued from the River 52 -- Looking Back 61.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 7 and up.
720L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.2 1 62893.
Subject:
Pride and vanity > Juvenile fiction.
Conduct of life > Juvenile fiction.
Horses > Juvenile fiction.
Nez Percé Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Indians of North America > Northwest, Pacific > Juvenile fiction.
Pride and vanity > Fiction.
Conduct of life > Fiction.
Horses > Fiction.
Nez Percé Indians > Fiction.
Indians of North America > Northwest, Pacific > Fiction.
Northwest, Pacific > Juvenile fiction.
Northwest, Pacific > Fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 92 of 105 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 105 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library JUV FIC SHAW (Text) 36015000186797 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Richlands Branch Library JUV FIC SHAW (Text) 36015000551891 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 08/18/2026
Swansboro Branch Library JUV FIC SHAW (Text) 36015000880456 Juvenile Fiction Available -