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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
The creators of Doctor Coyote: A Native American Aesop's Fables and In the Trail of the Wind: American Indian Poems and Ritual Orations offer a third collection, Is My Friend At Home?: Pueblo Fireside Tales retold by John Bierhorst, illus. by Wendy Watson. These seven friendship-themed stories, originally told around Hopi firesides in northern Arizona, are reminiscent of fables, though many more strongly resemble pourquoi tales. Watson's animated renderings of the wide-eyed animal characters add zip to the pages.
From School Library Journal
K-Gr 3-Readers are invited to join by the fireside in the Native American tradition and enjoy this collection of pourquoi/trickster tales from the Hopi culture. These brief and relatively benevolent stories are enacted by anthropomorphized wildlife indigenous to the Southwest. Seven tellings relate the reasons why certain aspects of the natural world exist as they do. The audience learns how Coyote came to have short ears, why Mouse walks softly, and how Bee learned to fly. Although the harsh realities of survival are somewhat minimized by the playful chicanery of some of the episodes, most of the narratives convey important truths about coexistence, cooperation, and making good choices. Watson's child-centered, humorous illustrations enliven the text and lend a great deal of personality to these archetypal characters from Native American folklore. These compact stories would work well with primary-grade children who are just being introduced to the world of folklore. Source notes are included for those wishing to further explore Native American storytelling.
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The creators of Doctor Coyote: A Native American Aesop's Fables and In the Trail of the Wind: American Indian Poems and Ritual Orations offer a third collection, Is My Friend At Home?: Pueblo Fireside Tales retold by John Bierhorst, illus. by Wendy Watson. These seven friendship-themed stories, originally told around Hopi firesides in northern Arizona, are reminiscent of fables, though many more strongly resemble pourquoi tales. Watson's animated renderings of the wide-eyed animal characters add zip to the pages.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
K-Gr 3-Readers are invited to join by the fireside in the Native American tradition and enjoy this collection of pourquoi/trickster tales from the Hopi culture. These brief and relatively benevolent stories are enacted by anthropomorphized wildlife indigenous to the Southwest. Seven tellings relate the reasons why certain aspects of the natural world exist as they do. The audience learns how Coyote came to have short ears, why Mouse walks softly, and how Bee learned to fly. Although the harsh realities of survival are somewhat minimized by the playful chicanery of some of the episodes, most of the narratives convey important truths about coexistence, cooperation, and making good choices. Watson's child-centered, humorous illustrations enliven the text and lend a great deal of personality to these archetypal characters from Native American folklore. These compact stories would work well with primary-grade children who are just being introduced to the world of folklore. Source notes are included for those wishing to further explore Native American storytelling.
Rosalyn Pierini, San Luis Obispo City-County Library, CA
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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