How Raven Brought Light to People
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (716 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0689505361 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 30 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The illustrations are dramatically shaded watercolor and acrylic drawings full of Native American detail and design. From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 3-- This colorful adaptation of an Alaskan Tlingit Indian legend explains how Raven gave the sun, moon, and stars back to man and how he got his feathers sooty in the process. Particularly effective are the scenes depicting the transformations and those in the lodge. The story is fast moving with its magical transformations, and the language is simple and direct. Gradually the boy's doting grandfather allows him to play with each box in turn. Many of them play with various reflections of light. . A useful addition to legend and folklore collections as well as a dramatic story for telling aloud. First raven releases the stars, then the moon,
Raven gives the sun, the moon, and the stars to the people of the world by tricking the great chief who is hoarding them in three boxes.
This is such a beautiful book. I adopted two children from Peru Mary Essary This is such a beautiful book. I adopted two children from Peru, and I spotted this book because it featured people who were not of European descent, but the pictures and the language are poetry.. Folktales Perfect addition to my unit of Native Americans, and their folktales. My class loved hearing and reading this beautiful book.