Berry Magic

Long ago, the only berries on the tundra were hard, tasteless, little crowberries. As Anana watches the ladies complain bitterly while picking berries for the Fall Festival, she decides to use her magic to help. ""Atsa-ii-yaa (Berry), Atsa-ii-yaa (Berry), Atsaukina "" (Be a berry ), Anana sings under the full moon turning four dolls into little girls that run and tumble over the tundra creating patches of fat, juicy berries: blueberries, cranberries, salmonberries, and raspberries. The next morning Anana and the ladies fill basket after basket with berries for the Fall Festival. Thanks to Anana, there are plenty of tasty berries for the agutak (Eskimo tee cream) at the festival and forevermore. As she did with THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE (praised by the New York Times Book Review, a San Francisco Chronicle Choice, and a Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Picture Book Award winner), Yup'ik Eskimo elder Betty Huffmon shared this folktale with author/illustrator Teri Sloat, who brings it to life with her delightful illustrations.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
Published: 04/01/2004
ISBN: 9780882405766
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.80w x 0.20d

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 05/01/2004 pg. 449
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 359 - Recommended, Satisfactory
School Library Journal 12/01/2004 pg. 122
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 359 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 85946 / Berry Magic
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5