Pub Date: August 1, 1998
Dewey: 398.20899752
LCCN: 98005294
Lexile Code: 0770
Features: Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 06 to 09
Physical Info: 0.36" H x 9.53" L x 9.51" W ( 0.70 lbs) 30 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Birds | Social Themes | Friendship | Native American | Wolves Coyotes and Wild Dogs
Series: Tales of the People
Description: Every year, a water monster steals mother Thunderbird's young chicks. With human help, however, she plans to save them. And when the water monster arrives to attack the nest this year, he is greeted by more than just chicks at the top of the cliff. 26 illustrations, 19 in color.
Brief description: Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird is based on a story recounted by Joe Medicine Crow in All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life and Culture (Smithsonian Institution Press and NMAI). Grandson of a scout who rode with Custer, Mr. Medicine Crow was a highly respected elder, storyteller, and historian of the Crow people. The first member of his tribe to graduate from college, he earned an M.A. in anthropology. Mr. Medicine Crow was a World War II combat veteran, teacher, writer, and lecturer, who lived most of his life in his native Montana.
Review Quotes:
"Innovative...this contemporary version of a classic American Indian tale will delight readers both young and old." -- Dallas Morning News