The whirly bird
By: by Aylesa Forsee ; illustrated by Tom Two Arrows
Contributors: Two Arrows, Tom, ill
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Co.
Published: 1955
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Helicopters; Juvenile fiction; Navajo Indians; Navajo boys; Indian boys
Description: Twelve-year old Chaki, a Navajo Indian, wants to ride in an airplane more than anything.  As he works to earn the money to take a whirly bird to the Inter-Tribal Ceremonial in Gallup, Chaki experiences happy times and dangerous moments until, at the end, he finds himself in a situation which calls for all his courage and self-reliance.