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Coyote Speaks: Wonders of the Native American World | 
| Authors: Ari Berk, Carolyn Dunn
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 299093
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0810993724
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.208997
EAN: 9780810993723
ASIN: 0810993724
Publication Date: August 1, 2008
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Condition: Edition: First Edition; New - No Remainder Marks - Shrinkwrapped - Shipped in a Box
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Product Description
A one-of-a-kind compilation of beliefs, stories, and cultural artifacts from Native American tribes. Coyote Speaks explains how to look at and appreciate Native American culture. For thousands of years, tribal ways and wisdom have been passed down in story, song, dance, and art from elder to child, from tribe to tribe, and from Native peoples to the world at large. This book gathers many of these beliefs and traditions, enabling the outsider to appreciate the vast and diverse world of the First People. Among the subjects addressed are: the meanings of certain animals and symbols, what shamans and medicine people do, and how the natural world, the animal world, and the spirit world interact. Of the more than five hundred known tribes, nearly fifty are represented, from all regions of North America. The book is profusely illustrated with paintings, artifacts, and photographs and includes a glossary of tribes and an index.
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Coyote tossed the stars September 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book may or may not be written for children; that will depend on the child. It is definitely not for primary age, picture-book readers, although the pictures are fabulous. It is not "A Child's First Book of Amerindian Mythology". It is clearly for older children, the smart kids who are drawn to myth and legend of all sorts, who are perhaps just beginning to discover that there's more to myth and folklore than the ancient Greeks and Romans. Prof. Berk and Ms Dunn have done an extraordinary job of collecting and presenting ancient objects and amazing journeys from the tribes of Native America.
That includes:
* Medicine people
* Word magic
* Creation stories
* Charming a stone
* Hunters, heroes, and travelers
* Tricksters
And more, including a reminder that the storytelling has never stopped!
In retelling the old tales, the text captures the rhythms and diction of Native American storytelling and song. The narrative prose that discusses and introduces each element is simple but not simple-minded, and grown-ups unfamiliar with this material should not find it too precious or too self-consciously "mythic". No one who's ready to read this book should have any trouble following Coyote's track.
The illustrations are remarkably clear photographs of authentic artifacts as well as contemporary artwork. Each one is identified by tribal source and meaning--literal and spiritual--along with its place in ritual or tradition. The informational text is clearly differentiated from the interpolated stories. Terms are defined, and there is a good general index plus a list of all the tribes and nations mentioned in the text. It is also beautifully printed and bound. It will be a part of my library for a very long time.
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