Long ago, the only berries on the tundra were hard, tasteless, little crowberries. As Anana watches the ladies complain bitterly while picking berries for the Fall Festival, she decides to use her magic to help. "Atsa-ii-yaa (Berry), Atsa-ii-yaa (Berry), Atsaukina!" (Be a berry!), Anana sings under the full moon turning four dolls into little girls that run and tumble over the tundra creating patches of fat, juicy berries: blueberries, cranberries, salmonberries, and raspberries. The next morning Anana and the ladies fill basket after basket with berries for the Fall Festival. Thanks to Anana, there are plenty of tasty berries for the agutak (Eskimo tee cream) at the festival and forevermore. As she did with THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE (praised by the New York Times Book Review, a San Francisco Chronicle Choice, and a Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Picture Book Award winner), Yup'ik Eskimo elder Betty Huffmon shared this folktale with author/illustrator Teri Sloat, who brings it to life with her delightful illustrations.
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Kindergarten-Grade 3–This charming pourquoi tale tells of an Eskimo girl and her magic. Listening to the older women complain as they pick the hard, dry crowberries, Anana thinks up a plan to give them pleasure. She sews four dolls, each with a different color pelatuuk, or head scarf. After carrying them to the hills, she sings a special song and dances, transforming each doll into a berry girl who speckles the fields with cranberries, blueberries, raspberries, and salmonberries. Done in a palette of deep, earthy hues, ethereal blues, and bright highlights, Sloat's pictures are vibrant and engaging, befitting the land of the northern lights. The rich language enlightens readers to different elements of the Eskimo culture such as reindeer-skin bags, muskrat parkas, and the "ice cream" called akutaq. Delightful, playful, and beautifully written.–Be Astengo, Alachua County Library, Gainesville, FL
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About the Author
Teri Sloat is the author of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout!," as well as the author and/or illustrator of many other books for children. A former teacher, she lives with her husband and their three children north of San Francisco.
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Berry Magic,
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This review is from: Berry Magic (Hardcover)
Berry Magic by Teri Sloat and Betty Huffmon is about a woman, named Anaana, who made berries appear on the tundra by making little different homemade dolls. When Anaana sang the song, the dolls will come to life. Wherever they go on the tundra, berries will appear.
My favorite part was when Anaana sang, because it's in Yup'ik! I am a Yup'ik person too! The song is interesting. The song made the dolls turn into little people, and come out of the bag. I liked this book because Anaana never complain about the crowberries. It's an interesting book, little people turning into little people, awesome. You should read this book because you might want different kinds of berries. You will learn a little bit of Yup'ik words, only if you read this book. Enjoy the book!
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We Found Our Thrill: Berry Magic,
This review is from: Berry Magic (Paperback)
Glowing with warm, earthy colours and generously adorned with animal friends, industry and magical chanting, this simple celebration of creativity and appreciation is pure joy.
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Long ago, before your grandmother's memory, before the salmonberries and raspberries, before the cranberries and blueberries, there were only little black crowberries on the tundra. Read the first page New!
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Long ago, before your grandmother's memory, before the salmonberries and raspberries, before the cranberries and blueberries, there were only little black crowberries on the tundra. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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