Beaver Steals Fire PB

SKU: 9780803216402

Author:
Johnny Arlee, Confederated Salish And Kootenai Tribes
Grade Levels:
One, Two, Three, Four, Five
Nation:
Kootenai, Plateau, Salish
Book Type:
Paperback
Pages:
56
Publisher:
University of Nebraska Press
Copyright Data:
2005

Price:
Sale price$22.50

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Description

Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story is a traditional legend created by Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes as a way to create culturally appropriate fire prevention material. This traditional legend is retold by Johnny Arlee about fire as a gift of the Creator brought by the animals for human beings. Evocative illustrations by Sam Sandoval convey the message of the gift of fire. Culturally relevant information about the Salish language, traditional story protocol, and the role of fire in Salish cultural history are included. Salish names for the animals in the story are incorporated into the text. Winner of the 2006 American Indian Library Association Native American Youth Services Literature Award for Picture Books.

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