Story is a powerful way to build compassion and bridge understanding between cultures. Story has the power to heal as well as teach.
Books by Nancy Bo Flood
Beyond Boundaries · Essays and tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood
Remembering Rose A. Tahe
April 14, 2016
I first met Rose when she was a student in a graduate level children’s literature class I was teaching for Northern Arizona University on the Navajo Nation. I wondered why…
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Celebrating PLA 2016
April 12, 2016
I had a wonderful time visiting with librarians, the vitality of the book world, and presenting about poetry with Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell. And then there were the other…
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Welcome to the wide world of cowboy boots
April 5, 2016
Rodeo entrants choose steel-toed cowboy boots for maximum protection against large-hoofed animals. That’s just the start of the many differences in cowboy boots. Different boots are made for different cowboy…
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Hawaii knows rodeo!
March 31, 2016
Ever since writing Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo, I’ve been amazed at discovering so many rodeo hotspots I had never imagined. The 24th Panaewa Stampede Rodeo graced Hawaii’s Big…
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Jordan ‘Slick’ Phelps is a 2-time champ. No bull!
March 29, 2016
Oglala Sioux Tribal member Jordan “Slick” Phelps is a two-time bull riding world champion. All this by age 19? This competitor started at age FOUR. Cowboy up! [cowboy-up]
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Celebrating cultural connections, diversity, picture books and poetry
March 24, 2016
With Sylvia Vardell, Janet Wong and librarians Ally Garcia and Marianne Follis, I was part of the "Cultural Connections: Celebrating Diversity with Picture Books and Poetry” presentation at the Public…
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Celebrate spring with The Navajo Year
March 22, 2016
The first day of spring previews another notable date for me. The Navajo Year, Walk Through Many Seasons debuted April 1, 2006. Happy 10th anniversary to a title I’m proud…
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Colgate takes water conservation message to a new audience
March 17, 2016
Every drop counts. That’s a simple, profound message about water’s future. Colgate should be commended for efforts to educate and inspire. For example, Colgate notes that 1 in 10 people…
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