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When Chris and Toby Greyeyes find a raven in the garage, they try to trap it and hurt it with hockey sticks.
Bruchac adapts seven traditional tales from various tribes into plays for children. Each play is introduced with a brief tribal background, a list of characters, suggestions for props and scenery, and recommended costumes.
An Awesome Book! is a book about the power of dreams. The joyful prose and vibrant illustrations jump from the page. A perfect read aloud, this book can inspire adults and kids to "dream big" together.
Inspired by the idea of being thankful for all that you have, An Awesome Book of Thanks! is a lively, free-form illustrated poem of "thanks." Kids will delight in the fresh, imaginative illustrations that include a walk through a world of magical
Through a simple story line and easy, concrete language, Lacapa offers an Apache pourquoi folktale he remembers from his youth.
"While exploring the land around their village, Sister Girl and Young Wolf stray too far.
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In this tale, Coyote leaves his home on a Potawatomi reservation on the Plains to find work in New York City. Once there, he falls in love with a star and leaves the Earth to dance with her. When he asks to return, she drops him.
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According to Santa Ana Pueblo legend, the animals' spirit Leader created the sun, moon, and stars by using woven yucca mats and hot coals.
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An important credo of Native life states that you can learn while you play and play while you learn. Readers can pore over intriguing stories and play these fun-filled games as they learn how global thought and beliefs can transcend their own lives.
Native staff members at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian have handled a wide array of questions over the years. This book presents their answers.