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Author | : Anita Yasuda |
Publisher | : ABDO Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2012-09-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1614789290 |
Download Sky Woman and the Big Turtle: An Iroquois Creation Myth Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Iroquois myths and legends were an important way for customs, beliefs, and histories to be passed down orally through the generations. These myths often explain natural events. In this creation myth, the creation of Earth by Sky Woman and Big Turtle is told. The Iroquois nature myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Native American Myth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Author | : Anita Yasuda |
Publisher | : ABDO |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2012-09-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1614788707 |
Download Sky Woman and the Big Turtle: An Iroquois Creation Myth Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Iroquois myths and legends were an important way for customs, beliefs, and histories to be passed down orally through the generations. These myths often explain natural events. In this creation myth, the creation of Earth by Sky Woman and Big Turtle is told. The Iroquois nature myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Native American Myth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Author | : Jeanette Winterson |
Publisher | : Vintage Canada |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2010-11-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307367363 |
Download Weight Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The story of Atlas and Heracles Atlas knows how it feels to carry the weight of the world; but why, he asks himself, does it have to be carried at all? In Weight — visionary and inventive, yet completely believable and relevant to the questions we ask ourselves every day — Winterson’s skill in turning the familiar on its head to show us a different truth is put to stunning effect. When I was asked to choose a myth to write about, I realized I had chosen already. The story of Atlas holding up the world was in my mind before the telephone call had ended. If the call had not come, perhaps I would never have written the story, but when the call did come, that story was waiting to be written. Rewritten. The recurring language motif of Weight is “I want to tell the story again.” My work is full of Cover Versions. I like to take stories we think we know and record them differently. In the retelling comes a new emphasis or bias, and the new arrangement of the key elements demands that fresh material be injected into the existing text. Weight moves far away from the simple story of Atlas’s punishment and his temporary relief when Hercules takes the world off his shoulders. I wanted to explore loneliness, isolation, responsibility, burden, and freedom too, because my version has a very particular end not found elsewhere. —from Jeanette Winterson’s Foreword to Weight
Author | : Nancy Lawson |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2017-04-18 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1616896175 |
Download The Humane Gardener Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.
Author | : Joseph Bruchac |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1997-08-25 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0698115848 |
Download Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Unusual and intelligent...An exemplary introduction to Native American culture with its emphasis on the importance of nature." —Publishers Weekly In Native American legend, the thirteen scales on Old Turtle's back hold the key to the thirteen cycles of the moon and the changing seasons. These lyrical poems and striking paintings celebrate the wonder of the seasons, from the Northern Cheyenne's Moon of the Popping Trees to the Big Moon of the Abenaki. "This book instills a spiritual respect for our land and an appreciation for the people who were its first caring guardians." —American Bookseller A Notable Children's Trade Book in the Language Arts An IRA Teacher's Choice Book A Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
Author | : Kathryn Magee Labelle |
Publisher | : UBC Press |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0774825553 |
Download Dispersed But Not Destroyed Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Situated within the area stretching from Georgian Bay in the north to Lake Simcoe in the east (also known as Wendake), the Wendat Confederacy flourished for two hundred years. By the mid-seventeenth century, however, Wendat society was under attack. Disease and warfare plagued the community, culminating in a series of Iroquois assaults that led to the dispersal of the Wendat people in 1649. Yet the Wendat did not disappear, as many historians have maintained. In Dispersed but Not Destroyed, Kathryn Magee Labelle examines the creation of a Wendat diaspora in the wake of the Iroquois attacks. By focusing the historical lens on the dispersal and its aftermath, she extends the seventeenth-century Wendat narrative. In the latter half of the century, Wendat leaders continued to appear at councils, trade negotiations, and diplomatic ventures -- including the Great Peace of Montreal in 1701 -- relying on established customs of accountability and consensus. Women also continued to assert their authority during this time, guiding their communities toward paths of cultural continuity and accommodation. Through tactics such as this, the power of the Wendat Confederacy and their unique identity was maintained. Turning the story of Wendat conquest on its head, this book demonstrates the resiliency of the Wendat people and writes a new chapter in North American history."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1959 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780816504671 |
Download Yaqui Myths and Legends Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Sixty-one tales narrated by Yaquis reflect this people's sense of the sacred and material value of their territory.
Author | : Roberta Capasso |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2016-02-08 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1483443469 |
Download Sky Woman Lives in Me Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author Roberta Capasso explores the way generations of Native American children were forcibly taken from their families and subjected to the federal government's Indian boarding school experiment in order to assimilate them. As a direct descendant of a woman victimized by this experiment, the author tells with raw emotion and diligent archival research the story of the historical and emotional bonds between her deceased relatives and herself. Like a detective cracking a murder mystery, discrepancies between the Carlisle Indian School's accounts and a great-grandmother's real life story are exposed, with fascinating and fortuitous twists and turns along the way. This story of her great-great-grandmother Elizabeth and her great-grandmother Sophia must be told to everyone. Becoming a voice for Oneida Turtle Clan as a descendant of Sky Woman, in the Oneida Creation Story, the author hopes to spread truth and knowledge to all cultures in a captivating narrative of a tragic period in United States History.
Author | : Daneen Akers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2019-11-15 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781734089509 |
Download Holy Troublemakers and Unconventional Saints Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An illustrated children's storybook featuring people of faith who rocked the religious boat on behalf of love and justice.
Author | : Marion Wood |
Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2009-08-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 161531234X |
Download Native American Civilizations Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A selection of myths from the various regions of North America are beautifully retold and illustrated in colorful scenes. The myths reflect people's lives and explain many tribal customs and rules of behavior. These aspects of Native American life and culture are explored using lifelike illustrations and factual texts. It includes sections on Native American tribes of the Northwest, Plateau and Basin, California, Northern forests, Plains, Southwest, and Eastern Woodlands. Some of the myths concern creation, the raven and the first human beings, coyote and wolf, the buffalo dance, the rain chant, the floating island, and the search for the corn sisters.