The Thunder Egg: Conservation of buildings & building materials and the coming-of-age of an

and the coming-of-age of an American icon – before the world knew her as Jackie

Each evocative vintage photograph is accompanied by insightful explanation

Both women must grapple with loss

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The Thunder Egg: Conservation of buildings & building materials and the coming-of-age of anAges: 5 and upA terrible drought was threatening to wipe out Stands by Herself's Cheyenne people. One day, all alone on the Great Plains, she came upon a strange egg shaped rock, and took it home. "That looks like a thunder egg!" her grandmother said. Laid by the great Thunderbird's wife, could Stands by Herself's mysterious rock hold the key to her people's survival? The Thunder Egg is the story of a girl's coming of age, when she realizes that life