Description |
96 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. |
Series |
Folktales of the world |
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Folktales of the world.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-96). |
Contents |
Northeast -- How stories came to be (Seneca) -- Girl who helped thunder (Lenape) -- Maushop, the good giant (Wampanoag) -- Southeast -- Ball game between the birds and animals (Cherokee) -- Turtle's race with wolf (Seminole) -- How rabbit got wisdom (Creek) -- Coming of corn (Choctaw) -- Great Plains -- Sister and her seven brothers (Cheyenne) -- How the buffalo came to be (Lakota) -- Old Man and the rolling rock (Blackfeet) -- Bear man (Pawnee) -- Southwest -- How the people came to the upper world (Hopi) -- Hero twins (Navajo) -- Why moon has one eye (Isleta Pueblo) -- California -- Moon and frog old woman (Maidu) -- Story of Tu-tok-a-nu-la (Miwok) -- How Earth Elder made the acorn tree (Pomo) -- Why owl lives away from the people (Wiyot) -- Northwest -- How the drum came to the people (Salish) -- Two sisters who married stars (Yakama) -- Boy who went with the seals (Wasco) -- Far North -- Beluga-skin Bedaarka (Aluutiq) -- Blind boy and the loon (Inuit) -- How raven brought back the sun (Koyukon Alhabascan) -- Sources. |
Summary |
Twenty-four Native American legends and tales from across the United States capture a wide range of belief systems and wisdom from the Cherokee, Cheyenne, Hopi, Lenape, Maidu, Seminole, Seneca, and other tribes. The beautifully retold tales, each with an informative introduction, range from creation stories and animal fables to stirring accounts of bravery and sacrifice. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.2 3.0 127242. |
Subject |
Indians of North America -- Folklore.
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Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Folklore.
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Added Author |
Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-
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Vitale, Stefano, illustrator.
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ISBN |
9781402732638 |
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1402732635 |
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