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Article: Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac, retellers: Raccoon's Last Race: a Traditional Abenaki Story.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
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- The Horn Book Magazine
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac, retellers Raccoon's Last Race: A Traditional Abenaki Story; illus. by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey 32 pp. Dial 10/04 ISBN 0-8037-2977-4 $15.99 (Preschool, Primary)
In this pourquoi tale, Azban the Raccoon doesn't "look the way he does today." With his long legs and strong, sleek frame, Azban may be speedy, but he's not popular. He wins every race against the other animals, and he teases them: "Look at you, ho ho ho! / You are very, very slow." But the cocky raccoon clearly needs a lesson in the laws of physics when he challenges an old boulder to a downhill race. Azban is squashed flat by Big Rock and unable to move; tired of ...
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