| Description |
xx, 123 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 121-123. |
| Summary |
A collection of sixteen traditional tales told by the Iroquois Indians, some featuring talking animals and some presenting terrifying flesh-eating creatures such as the Naked Bear, the Stone Coat, and the Whirlwinds. |
| Contents |
Chestnut pudding -- Two Feathers -- The Whirlwinds and the Stone Coats -- Animal-foot hitter -- Turtle's war party -- The mother of ghosts -- Cannibal Island -- The moose wife -- The boy who learned the songs of birds -- Turtle goes hunting -- Mother Swan's daughters -- Lodge Boy and Thrown Away -- Last remaining -- Porcupine's grandson -- The quilt of men's eyes -- Turtle and his sister. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.1 3.0 76358. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Folklore.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Folklore.
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| Subject |
Iroquois Indians -- Folklore.
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| Added Author |
Bierhorst, John.
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Zimmer, Dirk, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0688064221 |
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9780688064228 |
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