The First Strawberries
Puffin (Publisher)
Published on 1. June 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-0-14-056409-9 (ISBN)
Description
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 this simple, lyrical text.
"Complete harmony of text and pictures: altogether lovely."-- Kirkus Reviews, pointer review
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 this simple, lyrical text.
"Complete harmony of text and pictures: altogether lovely."-- Kirkus Reviews, pointer review
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hawthorn
Australia
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Australia
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: Up to Kindergarten, Interest Age: From 3 to 5 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 285 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
127 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-056409-9 (9780140564099)
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Persons
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