Rabbit's Snow Dance Master storytellers Joseph and James Bruchac present a hip and funny take on an Iroquois folktale about the importance of patience, the seasons, and listening to your friends. Pair it with other stories about stubborn animals like Karma Wilson's Bear Wants More and Verna Aardema's Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears. Rabbit loves the winter. He knows a dance, using an Iroquois drum and song, to make it snow--even in summertime When rabbit decides that it should snow early, he starts his dance and the snow begins to fall. The other forest animals are not happy and ask him to stop, but Rabbit doesn't listen. How much snow is too much, and will Rabbit know when to stop?
The father-son duo behind
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes,
Raccoon's Last Race, and
Turtle's Race with Beaver present their latest retelling of Native American folklore.
"The telling is sprightly, and Newman's ink-and-watercolor artwork makes an ideal companion. An appealing addition to folktale shelves." --
Booklist "This modern retelling maintains the Bruchacs'] solid reputation for keeping Native American tales fresh." --
School Library Journal "The picturesque language makes it a pleasure to read aloud."--
BCCBBinding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 11/08/2012
ISBN: 9780803732704
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.80w x 0.40d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2012
Publishers Weekly 10/22/2012
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2012 pg. 112
School Library Journal 11/01/2012 pg. 87
Booklist 12/01/2012 pg. 70
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2013 pg. 288
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 132 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 156026 / Rabbit's Snow Dance: A Traditional Iroquois Story
Reading Level: 2.7 /
Interest Level: Lower Grade /
Point Value: 0.5
