Fourteen-year-old girl and a companion Ben Lang morning to catch a sheep ranch bird. Blue sky. enveloped Shea red canyon hills. fields and orchards Navajo upcoming harvest. When the beautiful canyon vistas. Long Chen is very happy where she and ethnic homeland. Black dog barking. she turned away. and this time she saw the Spanish slavers straight to riding towards her ...... about Indians suffered looting. forced migration story. Author poetic style of writing a brutal history. reflect cultural. racial equality. as well as the ecological balance. About the Author Scott & middot; Scott O'Dell (Scott O'Dell): 1898 Born on May 23. Los Angeles. California. American famous children's book author. international Hans Christian Andersen Award winner. three-time Newbery Award. twice ...
《月光下的歌谣》取材于纳瓦霍印第安人1863年到1865年两年间的历史。故事发生之前，纳瓦霍人和美国政府有过一些条约和协议。大部分协议都未得到遵守，有些是白人违反的，有些是印第安人打破的。1863年6月，美国政府派兵袭掠了纳瓦霍地区，并要求所有纳瓦霍人束手就擒。1864年3月，纳瓦霍人踏上前往萨姆纳堡的漫漫征途。纳瓦霍人的这段长达480千米的征途被称为远征。直到今天，纳瓦霍族人还会痛苦的回忆起它。
作者斯科特·奥台尔的大部分小说都与拓荒者、印第安人有关。他出生在美国西部开拓时代的洛杉矶，是个经历十分丰富的作家，一生创作了近30部小说，其中大部分是历史小说。这本书获得了1971年美国纽伯瑞儿童文学银奖、美国《纽约时报》年度好书。对孩子们来说，这是一本非常优秀感人的励志小说。
By Scott O'Dell, Paperback, Simplified Chinese Character, 127 pages, 8.1"x5.9"
