This Caldecott-winning story is originally a Pueblo Native American story that talks about a son that was born into the world when the Lord of the Sun sent light into the world to a lady's home. The boy grew up and wanted to meet his father. He asked many people around him if they knew his father. Everyone said that they did not until he met the Arrow Maker who saw that the boy was the son of the Lord of the Sun. The boy turned into an arrow and the Arrow Maker shot him from a bow into the sun to meet his father. To prove that he really was his son, the Lord of the Sun made him pass several endurance tests and the son passed all of the tests and became like his father. The father sent his son back to Earth to give them the light and the people on earth celebrated this with a dance.
This book would be most appropriate for first through third-grade students. The illustrations are elaborate, colorful, and engaging and the story is easy to follow and read. Because this story is a Native American story, it would be great to accompany a lesson about Native Americans. It makes historical facts come to life. Students get to see that they told stories to each other in a similar way that people do today. Additionally, this book would be a fantastic example of a legend when students study different types of literature.
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