Antelope Woman: An Apache Folktale [Paperback]

Michael Lacapa (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1995

A beautiful Apache maiden follows the mysterious young man who has come to teach her people to respect "all things great and small" and becomes his wife.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Listen, my son. As we go to hunt today, let me tell you of the people who lived here long ago and why we honor all things around us, great and small. So begins this satisfying but unremarkable retelling of an Apache folktale by the author of The Flute Player, In a southwestern village, a resourceful young woman is intrigued by the appearance of a mysterious stranger--actually an antelope in human guise. The maiden marries him, but when they are shunned by her people, the couple chooses to return to his family and live out their lives as antelopes. Since then, the narrator explains, man has honored the antelope by never hunting or killing it. Lacapa's superficially engaging prose contains occasionally stilted passages which may distance some readers. The lovely bride and her enigmatic groom never come fully alive as characters; they exist only in the misty recesses of legend. The illustrations, studded with lustrous native designs in hues of turquoise and gold, ably evoke a southwestern flavor but, due to an apparent attempt at primitive stylization, appear instead somewhat flat. Ages 7up.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 41 pages
• Publisher: Rising Moon (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873586476
• ISBN-13: 978-0873586474
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,598,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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