Authors: Janet Beeler Shaw, Bill Farnsworth (Illustrator), Susan McAliley
ISBN-13: 9780756911492, ISBN-10: 0756911494
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Perfection Learning Corporation
Date Published: September 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Speaking Rain has returned to Kaya's family, but Kaya still has one last fear—that she'll never see her beloved horse, Steps High, again. When Kaya hears of a herd of Nimíipuu horses running wild in the mountains, she hopes Steps High is one of them. Kaya gets a chance to find out for herself when she joins the elk-hunting party traveling into the mountains. Kaya is filled with excitement and hope, but Speaking Rain is troubled by the smoke she smells on the wind—smoke from mountain fires. As Kaya searches desperately for Steps High, she has to face a fear greater than any she's ever known.