Dawn Land [Turtleback]

Joseph Bruchac (Author)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606126732
• ISBN-13: 978-0606126731
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,011,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joseph Bruchac is a highly acclaimed Abenaki children's book author, poet, novelist and storyteller, as well as a scholar of Native American culture. Coauthor with Michael Caduto of the bestselling Keepers of the Earth series, Bruchac's poems, articles and stories have appeared in over 500 publications, from Akwesasne Notes and American Poetry Review to National Geographic and Parabola. He has authored more than 50 books for adults and children. For more information about Joseph, please visit his website www.josephbruchac.com.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dawn Land: A tale of extreme mythic power., April 30, 1999

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Carlo D'Anna "Mortimersnerd" (Seattle, Washington USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dawn Land (Paperback)

I picked up Dawn Land when I browsed through my local library, bringing it home to read because the cover looked interesting. However, after the first few pages I found myself transformed into Bruchac's world. I experienced the rare feeling one gets with too few books, where you can vividly experience the authors world with your five senses. I believe this occurs because Bruchac avoids the pitfall of some fantasy authors by not treating their characters as real human, day to day people.

Even though the setting is hundreds, maybe thousands of years ago in North America, one can easily slide into the landscape. This along with an incredibly rich adventure story eloquently described with archaic prose make this novel an incredible good read!

I have also thought some movie producer should put this Native American tale to film. It would be cool to see a high quality cinematic reproduction of this book. It certainly has all the elements of an epic adventure film.