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Thirteen Moons On Turtle's Back (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

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This book is an excellent work of Native American children's literature. Joseph Bruchac is a well-known Abenaki story-teller who profiles in this book the thirteen moons of the year, and profiles for each moon what is important about that season to different Native Nations. The artwork is a beautiful compliment to the story. If you are looking for a solid and sensitive look at inter-tribal stories for children, this is a great place to start!

I was fortunate to hear the author speak in the early 90s in my hometown of Syracuse, NY. He is an engaging storyteller. It was then that I discovered his book. The artwork in this edition is rich and appealing. The vignettes of each moon, combined with the illustrations, make an appealing canvas for young and/or exploring minds.

Beautiful illustrations and simple prose make this a quietly poetic and aesthetically pleasing selection to read to kids three years old and up. A great introduction to the Native American concept of the seasons of the year and the close and personal relationship with all of Nature.

This is a great Native American story book to share with our little ones that relates the different moons in the year to the 13 sections of the turtle shell. The illustrations are beautiful and help make it a wonderful bedtime story to share with our grandchildren. I love Joseph Bruchac's books!

The students in my Sunday Unitarian-Universalist Youth Program have been reading this book, one moon at a time. They now have a "hook" in the significance of the thirteen parts of a turtle shell. We are now moving from the Sleeping Bear into the spring moons. Excellent teaching tool. Recommended for all ages.

This is a kid's book, with an extremely well told story. Would that all children's books were as good as this one.

I purchased this book for my son, I have been wanting to teach him and myself more about our Native American heritage. It is a wonderful example of spoken history that is so prevalent in Native culture. The artwork is beautiful, I highly recommend it to Natives and Non-Natives alike!

This beautifully illustrated, inspirational book opens the reader to the beauty and spirituality of the native culture which once thrived on this continent.

It depicts the accuracy of the thirteen moon calander and the atunement to nature that once was dominant on this planet.

I have the book placed on my coffee table where it can be easily accessed by guests. Enjoy it....but most of all through its message....learn from it.