About The Author
Edith McDowell Edson is originally from Denver, Colorado. She has been interested in Native American life since she was in third grade. Her fascination with native plants and animals began on family picnics in the mountains near Denver.
Edith's interest in writing began when she was in seventh grade, writing for school newspapers. She moved on to be the assistant editor of the Aurora High School Trojan Tribune.
After graduating from college, Edith moved to Pueblo, CO to teach sixth grade and later mathematics students at Pueblo Community College.
Edith Edson lives in Pueblo. She has two adult sons. Edith is a poet and a puppeteer. She volunteers her service at the Pueblo Zoo and her church.
Edith and her husband enjoyed traveling throughout the Southwest. They have studied archaeological sites in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona.
“Much of the information in the book came from an archeoastronomy workshop I attended at Adams State University.”
— Edith McDowell Edson
About The Book
Brother Eagle: A Chimney Rock Experience tells the story of Little Sparrow, an Indigenous Pueblo boy who makes a pilgrimage from present day Chaco Canyon in New Mexico to Chimney Rock in Colorado. The book details preparations for a lunar standstill celebration at Chimney Rock and Little Sparrow’s response when the moon rises between the twin towers.
Brother Eagle is suitable for readers from fourth grade to adult. It includes a glossary, study aides, ideas to discuss and poems by Edith in the back of the book.