Synopses & Reviews
Native American storyteller Joseph Bruchac captivates the audience with these mythical stories.
About the Author
Joseph Bruchac, coauthor of The Keepers of the Earth series, is a nationally acclaimed Native American storyteller and writer who has authored more than 70 books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adults and children. He lives in upstate New York. Michael J. Caduto is an award-winning author, master storyteller, poet, musician, educator, and ecologist. He has received numerous awards, including the New York State Outdoor Education Association's Art and Literary Award, New England's Regional Award for Excellence in Environmental Education, the American Booksellers' "Pick of the List" Award, and the Association of Children's Booksellers' Choice Award, among others.
Table of Contents
Silver fox and coyote create earth (Miwok) -- How the people hunted the moose (Cree) -- How grandmother spider named the clans (Hopi) -- How the spider symbol came to the people (Osage) -- The rabbit dance (Mohawk Kanienkahageh) -- The deer dance (Yaqui) -- Eagle boy (Zuni) -- Turtle races with beaver (Seneca) --Octopus and raven (Nootka) -- How the butterfilies came to be (Papago) -- Salmon boy (Haida) -- The woman who married a frog (Tlingit) -- How poison came into the world (Choctaw) -- The boy and the rattlesnake (Apache) --The first flute (Lakota Sioux) --Manabozho and the woodpecker (Anishinabe Ojibway or Chippewa) -- Why coyote has yellow eyes (Hopi) -- The dogs who saved their master (Seneca) -- Why possum has a naked tail (Cherokee) -- How the fawn got its spots (Dakota Sioux) -- The alligator and the hunter (Choctaw) -- The gift of the whale (Inuit-Inupiaq) --The passing of the buffalo (Kiowa) --The lake of the wounded (Cherokee).