The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales

Welcome the second book in the Folktales of the World series Engaging, inspirational, and above all entertaining, these legends come from Native American peoples across the U.S. Richly illustrated with original art, they 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, all with informative introductions, range from creation myths to animal fables to stirring accounts of bravery and sacrifice. Find out how stories first came to be, and how the People came to the upper world. Meet Rabbit, the clever and irresistible Creek trickster. See how the buffalo saved the Lakota people, and why the Pawnee continue to do the Bear Dance to this very day.
Stefano Vitale's art showcases a stunning array of animal figures, masks, totems, and Navajo-style rug patterns, all done in nature's palette of brilliant turquoises, earth browns, shimmering sun-yellow, vivid fire-orange, and the deep blues of a dark night.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Sterling
Published: 11/01/2008
ISBN: 9781402732638
Pages: 96
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.30w x 0.70d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 12/01/2008 pg. 144
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2009
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2009 pg. 106
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 pg. 128 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 127242 / Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales
Reading Level: 5.2 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 3