Blue Corn Tongue: Poems in the Mouth of the Desert Taíno but keen-eyed kids will have

but keen-eyed kids will have spotted her hiding in the background throughout the story

and informative--useful for people doing language revitalization work in their own communities

The family is packing up

Follow along as Ria shares her dance journey--from dreaming of her future to performing as a professional--accompanied by striking illustrations that depict it while bringing her graceful movements to life

a false accusation

Blue Corn Tongue: Poems in the Mouth of the Desert Taíno but keen-eyed kids will haveIn a voice that is jubilant, irreverent, sometimes scouring, sometimes heartfelt, and always unmistakably her own, Amber McCrary remaps the deserts of Arizona through the blue corn story of a young Din woman figuring out love and life with an O'odham man. Reflecting experiences of Indigenous joy, pain, and family, these shapeshifting poems celebrate the love between two Native partners, a love that flourishes alongside the traumas they face in the