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Author: Joseph Bruchac III Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing ISBN: 1682752054 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 171
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The Papago Indians of the American Southwest say butterflies were created to gladden the hearts of children and chase away thoughts of aging and death. How the Butterflies Came to Be is one of twenty-four Native American tales included in Native American Animal Stories. The stories, coming from Mohawk, Hopi, Yaqui, Haida and other cultures, demonstrate the power of animals in Native American traditions.Parents, teachers and children will delight in lovingly told stories about "our relations, the animals." The stories come to life through magical illustrations by Mohawk artists John Kahionhes Fadden and David Fadden."The stories in this book present some of the basic perspectives that Native North American parents, aunts and uncles use to teach the young. They are phrased in terms that modern youngsters can understand and appreciate ... They enable us to understand that while birds and animals appear to be similar in thought processes to humans, that is simply the way we represent them in our stories. But other creatures do have thought processes, emotions, personal relationships...We must carefully ccord these other creatures the respect that they deserve and the right to live
Author: Joseph Bruchac III Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing ISBN: 1682752054 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 171
Book Description
The Papago Indians of the American Southwest say butterflies were created to gladden the hearts of children and chase away thoughts of aging and death. How the Butterflies Came to Be is one of twenty-four Native American tales included in Native American Animal Stories. The stories, coming from Mohawk, Hopi, Yaqui, Haida and other cultures, demonstrate the power of animals in Native American traditions.Parents, teachers and children will delight in lovingly told stories about "our relations, the animals." The stories come to life through magical illustrations by Mohawk artists John Kahionhes Fadden and David Fadden."The stories in this book present some of the basic perspectives that Native North American parents, aunts and uncles use to teach the young. They are phrased in terms that modern youngsters can understand and appreciate ... They enable us to understand that while birds and animals appear to be similar in thought processes to humans, that is simply the way we represent them in our stories. But other creatures do have thought processes, emotions, personal relationships...We must carefully ccord these other creatures the respect that they deserve and the right to live
Author: Michael J. Caduto Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing ISBN: 9781555913861 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 290
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Using stories to show the importance of wildlife in Native American traditions, this book gives parents and teachers an exciting way to teach children about animals.
Author: Alana Robson Publisher: Banana Books ISBN: 9781800490680 Category : Languages : en Pages : 24
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"He is forever and ever here in spirit" An adventure. A magic necklace. Brotherhood. Six-year-old Forrest feels lost now that his big brother Kitchi is no longer here. He misses him every day and clings onto a necklace that reminds him of Kitchi. One day, the necklace comes to life. Forrest is taken on a magical adventure, where he meets a colourful cast of characters, including a beautiful, yet mysterious fox, who soon becomes his best friend. www.kitchithespiritfox.com
Author: Dan Flores Publisher: Basic Books ISBN: 0465098533 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 289
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The New York Times best-selling account of how coyotes--long the target of an extermination policy--spread to every corner of the United States Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award "A masterly synthesis of scientific research and personal observation." -Wall Street Journal Legends don't come close to capturing the incredible story of the coyote. In the face of centuries of campaigns of annihilation employing gases, helicopters, and engineered epidemics, coyotes didn't just survive, they thrived, expanding across the continent from Alaska to New York. In the war between humans and coyotes, coyotes have won, hands-down. Coyote America is the illuminating five-million-year biography of this extraordinary animal, from its origins to its apotheosis. It is one of the great epics of our time.
Author: Richard Erdoes Publisher: Pantheon ISBN: 080415175X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 546
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More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups present a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. “This fine, valuable new gathering of ... tales is truly alive, mysterious, and wonderful—overflowing, that is, with wonder, mystery and life" (National Book Award Winner Peter Matthiessen). In addition to mining the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century, the editors have also included a broad selection of contemporary Native American voices.
Author: G.W. Mullins Publisher: Light Of The Moon Publishing ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 160
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The stories of Native American Indians have always possessed some greater meaning. They are often based in nature or about animals. And even though the tribes may vary in location or beliefs, deep within you will find a common thread. Respect for nature can be heard in stories from tribes from Canada to Florida. The stories included in this book show Native American storytelling at its best. Included in the second volume of Animal Tales are the stories: Two Fawns and a Rabbit, The Origins of the Buffalo Dance, The Legend of the Bear Family, Iktomi and the Ducks, The End of The First World, Mistakes of Old Man, Oktomi’s Blanket, Iktomi and the Muskrat, They That Chase After the Bear, Iktomi and the Coyote, Beaver Medicine, Iktomi and the Fawn, Adventures of Coyote (A Cougar Tale), The Tree Bound, Shooting of the Red Eagle, How the Crow came to be Black, The Creation of the World, How Dogs Came to the Indians, Dance in a Buffalo Skull, The Toad and the Boy, The Hungry Fox and the Boastful Suitor, any many more.
Author: Nancy Van Laan Publisher: Turtleback Books ISBN: 9780833578471 Category : Fire Languages : en Pages : 0
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For use in schools and libraries only. When the weather changes and the ever-falling snow threatens to engulf all the animals, it is Crow who flies up to receive the gift of fire from the Great Sky Spirit.
Author: Joseph Bruchac III
Author: Joseph Bruchac III
Author: Joseph Bruchac
Author: Michael J. Caduto
Author: Alana Robson
Author: Dan Flores
Author: Joseph Bruchac
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Author: Richard Erdoes
Author: G.W. Mullins
Author: Nancy Van Laan