First Strawberries - Couverture rigide

Bruchac, Joseph

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0803713312 ISBN 13 : 9780803713314

Editeur : Puffin, 1993

Synopsis

A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

From an award-winning Native American storyteller comes this captivating re-telling of a Cherokee legend, which explains how strawberries came to be. Long ago, the first man and woman quarrelled. The woman left in anger, but the Sun sent tempting berries to Earth to slow the wife?s retreat. Luminous paintings perfectly complement the simple, lyrical text. ?Complete harmony of text and pictures: altogether lovely.? -- Kirkus Reviews, pointer reviewJoseph Bruchac is an award-winning storyteller whose books for children include Eagle Song, Children of the Longhouse, and Arrow to the Sun (all Dial). He lives in Greenfield Center, New York. Anna Vojtech lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Biographie de l'auteur

Joseph Bruchac (www.josephbruchac.com) is a highly acclaimed children's book author, poet, novelist and storyteller, as well as a scholar of Native American culture. Coauthor with Michael Caduto of the bestselling Keepers of the Earth series, Bruchac's poems, articles and stories have appeared in hundreds of publications, from Akwesasne Notes and American Poetry Review to National Geographic and Parabola. He has authored many books for adults and children including Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two, Skeleton Man, and The Heart of a Chief. For more information about Joseph, please visit his website

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Puffin
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803713312
• ISBN 13: 9780803713314
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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