Spider spins a story : fourteen legends from Native America

ISBN: 0873586115
ISBN: 9780873586115
Physical Description: v, 63 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Publisher: Flagstaff, AZ : Rising Moon, c1997.

Book

Spider spins a story : fourteen legends from Native America / edited by Jill Max ; illustrations by Robert Annesley ... [et al.].

Max, Jill. (Added Author). Annesley, Robert, (ill.).

Summary:

Presents tales from various native peoples, including the Kiowa, Zuni, Cherokee, Hopi, Lakota, and Muskogee, all featuring a spider character.

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63).
Formatted Contents Note:: The great flood : a Kiowa legend / illustrated by Benjamin Harjo -- How the Tewas found their true home : a Tewa legend / illustrated by Michael Lacapa -- Swift Runner and Trickster Tarantula : a Zuni legend / illustrated by Baje Whitethorne -- How the spider got its web : a Wiyat legend / illustrated by Robert Annesley -- Osage spider story : an Osage legend / told by Archie Mason, Jr. ; illustrated by Redwing T. Nez -- The hunter and the spider : a Muskogee legend / told by Wilburn Hill ; illustrated by S.D. Nelson -- The legend of the loom : a Navajo legend / told by Sarah Natani ; illustrated by Baje Whitethorne -- Rainbow makers : an Achomawi legend / illustrated by Redwing T. Nez -- Spider, the fire bringer : a Cherokee legend / told by Shan Goshorn ; illustrated by Robert Annesley -- Spider woman creates the burro : a Hopi legend / illustrated by Michael Lacapa -- How the half-boys came to be : a Kiowa legend / illustrated by Robert Annesley -- Wihio meets one of the Little People : a Cheyenne legend / illustrated by Benjamin Harjo -- Iktomi and Buzzard : a Lakota legend / told by Edward Ramon ; illustrated by Redwing T. Nez -- Dreamcatcher story : a Muskogee legend / told by Wilburn Hill ; illustrated by Benjamin Harjo.