Ishi's Tale of Lizard

Roth, Susan L. & Leanne Hinton

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York, 1992

0374336431 / 9780374336431

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Yahi Tribe Series; Color Illustrations; 9 1/4 x 11 1/2 ; Unpaginated pages; Hard cover is cream colored with tan cloth spine with black lettering. Boards have light rubbing, bumping. DJ has rubbing, creasing, bumping, scuffing, crinkling, few closed tears; in a mylar cover. Brick colored end papers . Bright, beautiful illustrations by Susan L. Roth. Pages are clean and tight. Pages not numbered; 30 pages. " In 1911, when a lone California Indian walked out of hiding in the hills, ethnographers and anthropologists had one chance to study the culture of the Yahi people. Ishi was the only living member of his tribe; his family had been killed by whites for their scalps. Although it is arguable that the scientists exploited him, they did record a treasure trove of cultural information, including traditional stories of his people, some of which have been translated here for children. This picture book is a composite of stories about Lizard: how he makes arrows, saves his friend from a hungry bear, and leads a group of Dwarf women in a dance. The oral nature of these tales has been honored in this scholarly translation; lines repeat as a refrain, and the rhythm of the language is strong.".…

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Titre
Ishi's Tale of Lizard
Auteur
Roth, Susan L. & Leanne Hinton
Éditeur
Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York
Année de publication
1992
État de l'article
Near Fine
Jaquette
Good
Reliure
First Printing; Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0374336431
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780374336431
Illustrateur
Illustrated by Susan L. Roth
Édition
First Edition.
Catalogues du vendeur
Animals, Anthropology/Language/Linguistics, Cultural History, Education, Fairy Tales/Folk Lore, Juvenile, Native American History, Native American/Indians, Social History

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