Keepers of the animals : Native stories and wildlife activities for children

Caduto, Michael J. (author.). Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- (author.). Fadden, John Kahiones (illustrator.). Deloria, Vine (illustrator.). Lightfeather, Melody (illustrator.). Tyler, D. D. (illustrator.). Wood, Carol (illustrator.).

Summary: "The Keepers of the Earth "RM" series is a complete line of books and audiocassettes that teach responsible stewardship of the Earth and all living things. Appropriate for grades K-12." -- goodreads.com

Record details

ISBN: 0920079881 :
ISBN: 9780920079881 (hardcover) :
Physical Description: xx, 266 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
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Edition: Canadian edition.
Publisher: Saskatoon : Fifth House Publishers, [1991]
Copyright: ©1991

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Part. I.A guide for using and enjoying this books -- 1. All our relations : of humans and animals -- 2. Tips and techniques for bringing this book to life -- Part II. Native American animal stories and wildlife activities -- Creation -- 3. How grandmother spider named the clans (Hopi-Southwest) -- How the spider symbol came to the people (Osage-Plains) -- Celebration -- 4. The rabbit dance (Mohawk [Kanienkahageh]-Eastern Woodland -- The deer dance (Yaqui-Southwest) -- Vision -- 5. Eagle boy (Zuni-Southwest) -- Feathers and fur, scales and skin -- 6. Turtle races with beaver (Seneca-Eastern Woodland) -- 7. Octopus and rave (Nootka-Pacific Northwest) -- 8. How the butterflies came to be (Papago-Southwest) -- 9. Salmon boy (Haida-Pacific Northwest) -- 10. The woman who married a frog (Tlingit-Pacific Northwest) -- 11. How poison came into the world (Choctaw-Southeast) -- The boy and the rattlesnake (Apache-Southwest) -- 12. The first flute (Lakota [Sioux]-Plains) -- Manabozho and the woodpecker (Anishinabe [Ogibway or Chippewa]-Eastern Woodland) -- 13. Why coyote has yellow eyes (Hopi-Southwest) -- The dogs who save their master (Seneca-Eastern Woodland) -- 14. Why possum has a naked tail (Cherokee-Southeast) -- 15. How the fawn got its spots (Dakota [Sioux]-Plains) -- The alligator and the hunter (Choctaw-Souteast) -- 16. The gift of the whale (Inuit-Inupiaq-Arctic) -- 17. The passing of the Buffalo (Kiowa-Plains)