Janet Beeler Shaw

In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Perc�e 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 Perc�e Indians.

In the fall of 1764, after Kaya and her sister are kidnapped from their Nez Perc�e village by enemy horse raiders, she tries to find a way to escape back home. Includes historical notes on education and learning among the Nez Perc�e Indians.

Kirsten and her family celebrate their first Christmas in their new home on Uncle Olav's farm in mid-nineteenth-century Minnesota.

Tells the story of Kaya, a Nez Perce Indian living in the 1700s.

Ten-year-old Kirsten is proud and excited when she finds a bee tree full of honey, one of the natural treasures of her Minnesota frontier world, but she exposes herself to great danger by trying to harvest the honey by herself.

Still grieving over the death of her hero, and missing her stolen horse and kidnapped younger sister, Kaya tries to earn the trust of a lone and starving dog who is about to have puppies. Includes historical notes on Nez Perce children.

When Kaya and her family join with other Nez Perce and Salish Indians to fish for the red salmon, she and her older sister hope to be reunited with their younger sister, who had been kidnapped some time before. Includes historical notes on the summer activities of the Nez Perce Indians.