Race to the Moonrise: An Ancient Journey

by Sally Crum, Eric S. Carlson (Illustrator)

In the year 1200 AD, two Native American children must travel on a dangerous journey from their northern Mexico home to present-day Chimney Rock, Colorado. In the process, they visit the Mogallon, Hohokam, Sinagua, and Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi). Third and fourth graders will love this rich story while learning about ancient Indian cultures. Available now in a redesigned edition that includes improved, never-before-seen artwork and a brand new cover! ( This edition also has a new ISBN number)

104 pages, Paperback

First published July 22, 1998

Reviews

[Karin Jenkins]

This is a nice, she simple story that take you on a journey through the major areas of the Aztec Indian world. It was probably too young for my homeschool 7th grader, but he didn't complain. And the few grammatical errors were great because my son who is reluctant to do grammar correcting pages pointed them out, helping me know that he knows his basics. We could only find this book online, but I highly recommend it since I don't know of very many books that discuss this time period.

[Jaime]

My kids got this book for Christmas and I had to read it - really cool story.