The girl who helped thunder and other Native American folktales

Bruchac, James. (Author). Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- (Added Author). Vitale, Stefano, (illustrator.).

Summary: Twenty-four Native American legends and tales from across the United States capture a wide range of belief systems and wisdom from the Cherokee, Cheyenne, Hopi, Lenape, Maidu, Seminole, Seneca, and other tribes. The beautifully retold tales, each with an informative introduction, range from creation stories and animal fables to stirring accounts of bravery and sacrifice.

Record details

ISBN: 1402732635
ISBN: 9781402732638
Physical Description: 96 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Publisher: New York : Sterling Pub. Co., ©2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-96).

Formatted Contents Note:

Northeast -- How stories came to be (Seneca) -- Girl who helped thunder (Lenape) -- Maushop, the good giant (Wampanoag) -- Southeast -- Ball game between the birds and animals (Cherokee) -- Turtle's race with wolf (Seminole) -- How rabbit got wisdom (Creek) -- Coming of corn (Choctaw) -- Great Plains -- Sister and her seven brothers (Cheyenne) -- How the buffalo came to be (Lakota) -- Old Man and the rolling rock (Blackfeet) -- Bear man (Pawnee) -- Southwest -- How the people came to the upper world (Hopi) -- Hero twins (Navajo) -- Why moon has one eye (Isleta Pueblo) -- California -- Moon and frog old woman (Maidu) -- Story of Tu-tok-a-nu-la (Miwok) -- How Earth Elder made the acorn tree (Pomo) -- Why owl lives away from the people (Wiyot) -- Northwest -- How the drum came to the people (Salish) -- Two sisters who married stars (Yakama) -- Boy who went with the seals (Wasco) -- Far North -- Beluga-skin Bedaarka (Aluutiq) -- Blind boy and the loon (Inuit) -- How raven brought back the sun (Koyukon Alhabascan) -- Sources.