96 pp, small 4to (10 1/8" H). Wonderful colour illustrations and decoration throughout. "Just as we have four grandparents, and our lives come from their lives, so we might describe fire, earth, water, and air as our 'Four Ancestors'. From the giant who pulled the sun across the sky to the mighty elk who created the earth, from the greedy monster who kept the rivers from flowing to the bird whose wings made the wind, this collection offers tales from more than twenty Native North American cultures. Joseph Bruchac's masterful storytelling combines with evocative illustrations by four Native American artists to create a unique celebration of the mystery and power of the natural world." Minor edge rubbing, slight curvature to front board. Dust jacket has very light rubbing on flap-folds, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of rear flap-fold and at top of spine, light fading to colour on middle section of spine.
Title: FOUR ANCESTORS: STORIES, SONGS, AND POEMS FROM NATIVE NORTH AMERICA.
Edition: First Edition
ISBN Number: 0816738432
ISBN-13: 9780816738434
Illustrator: S.S. Burrus, Jeffrey Chapman, Murv Jacob, Duke Sine.
Location Published: N.P., BridgeWater: 1996
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Categories: Myths, Legends & Fantasy, Native Peoples, Art - First Nations/Indigenous Art, Canada - Folklore/Mythology, Canada - Native Peoples
Seller ID: 24882
Keywords: abenaki, american indians, ancestors, catawba, cheyenne, chippewa, cochitit pueblo, culture, duke sine, folklore, illustrated books, jeffrey chapman, lakota, magic, mohawk, murv jacob, mythology, native people, natural world., nature, navajo, nisqually, north america, osate, papago, passamaquoddy, pawnee, s.s. burrus, seneca, wampanoag, zuni
