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Article: The Boy Who Lived with the Bears: And Other Iroquois Stories.(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Horn Book Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 1995
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1995 Horn Book, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Joseph Bruchac, Reteller
63 pp. HarperCollins 9/95 ISBN 0-06-021287-X 15.95
Library edition ISBN 0-06-021288-8 15.89
(Intermediate)
Illustrated by Murv Jacob. Expert storyteller Joseph Bruchac presents six well-polished Iroquois tales threaded through with bits of humor and wisdom. When Turtle wages war on humans with the help of Skunk and Snake, each of the warriors receives a sound blow which gives him a distinctive physical characteristic. Pussy willows remind us of Rabbit's greed, as he is stranded in a tree from which he then tumbles, leaving behind his once-bushy tail. "If you look up at the top of certain trees ... you will see little ...
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... ... Good Morning Message"by Chief Jake Swamp, illustrated by Erwin Printup Jr.; "Rabbit and Fox" by Joseph Bruchac, illustrated by Murv Jacob, and "Sky Dancers" by Connie Ann Kirk, illustrated by Christy Hale. Afterwards, visitors can ...
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