The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-96).; A collection of Native American stories arranged geographically. Publisher Marketing: Offers legends that come from Native American peoples across America. Illustrated with original art, this title captures a wide range of belief systems and wisdom from the Cherokee, Cheyenne, Hopi, Lenape, Maidu, Seminole, Seneca and other tribes. It also showcases an array of animal figures, masks, totems and Navajo-style patterns. Review Citations: Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 155 (EAN 9781402732638, Hardcover) Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2009 pg. 106 (EAN 9781402732638, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2009 (EAN 9781402732638, Hardcover) School Library Journal 12/01/2008 pg. 144 (EAN 9781402732638, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Contributor Bio:  Bruchac, James James Bruchac, son of Joseph Bruchac, is a renowned storyteller, author, and accomplished tracker. He lives in Greenfield Center, New York, and is the Director of the Ndakinna Wilderness Project. He also teaches in numerous schools throughout the Capital region. Contributor Bio:  Bruchac, Joseph Joseph Bruchac lives in the Adirondack mountain foothills town of Greenfield Center, New York, in the same house where his maternal grandparents raised him. Much of his writing draws on that land and his Abenaki ancestry. He has been a storyteller-in-residence for Native American organizations and schools throughout the continent, including the Institute of Alaska Native Arts and the Onondaga Nation School. Contributor Bio:  Vitale, Stefano Stefano Vitale's award-winning artwork appears in galleries and exhibitions as well as in such picture books as When the Wind Stops, by Charlotte Zolotow (an ALA Notable Book). Mr. Vitale is a graduate of the University of Southern California and of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He lives with his family in Venice, Italy.