Salina Bookshelf facts for kids
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| Founded | 1994 |
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| Founder | Eric and Kenneth Lockard |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Publication types | Books |
Salina Bookshelf is a publishing company based in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Founded in 1994 by teenagers Eric and Kenneth Lockard, non-native but fluent in the Navajo language due to growing up among the Navajo, the company specializes in Navajo-language books, mostly for children and teenagers, and is the only Navajo-language publisher in the United States.
Among its publications are a bilingual edition of the children's book Who wants to be a prairie dog? in English and Navajo, and Diné Bizaad Bínáhooʼaah, a Navajo language textbook that was officially adopted by the state of New Mexico in 2008.
Salina Bookshelf currently has six full-time employees and three translators.
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