TheShamanandtheWaterSerpentisabookforchildrenthatdemonstrateshowancientPuebloanpeoplescarriedouttheirdailylives.Renownedchildren’sauthorJenniferOwingsDeweywritesaboutthePuebloanpeoples’relationshipswithanimals,andBentonYazzierecreatestherockartdepictionsoffamiliaranimals:deer,antelope,andrabbits.Charactersincludetheshaman,amanwithsupernaturalpowerwhoprovidesinsightsintothemysteriousworldofgodsandthespirits.Menandboyshonortheanimalstheyhuntbysingingsongstotheirspirits,whilethewomen,children,andoldpeoplewaithungrilybackinthevillage.Adroughthassetinandthevillagerswonderwhentherainswillreturn.Astheyhopeforrain,thewomenandgirlstendtothecornandthemensharpentheirarrowpointsforthenexthunt.Thewaterserpent,areveredanimal,travelsalongtheriverbanksandisthoughtbythePuebloanpeoplestobejusttheanimaltocoaxtherainbackontotheirdryfields.
