Originally published: Mahwah, N.J. : BridgeWater Books, 1993. Includes bibliographical references (p. 130).
Contents:
Introduction -- The Northeast -- The dream fast, Anishinabe -- White weasel, Abenaki -- Racing the Great Bear, Iroquois -- Granny squannit and the bad young man, Wampanoag -- The Southeast -- How the game animals were set free, Cherokee -- The wild boy, Caddo -- The underwater lodge, Muskogee (Creek) -- The wisdom of the willow tree, Osage -- The Southwest -- The Owl-Man Giant and the Monster Elk, Apache -- How the hero twins found their father, DinĚ (Navajo) -- The bear boy, Pueblo -- The ghost society, Yuki -- The Northwest -- The light-haired boy, Lakota -- Star boy, Cheyenne -- Salmon boy, Tlingit -- Tommy's whale, Inupiaq.
Summary:
A collection of traditional tales which present the heritage of various Indian nations, including the Wampanoag, Cherokee, Osage, Lakota, and Tlingit.
Indexed by:
Wilson's Children, June 2001. Wilson's Junior High School, September 1995. School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.). Child Study Children's Book Committee. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. Horn Book. Book Report. Kirkus Review.
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