The Flute Player (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Did you hear that sound?..." (more)

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From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3-- Through a simple story line and easy, concrete language, Lacapa offers an Apache pourquoi folktale he remembers from his youth. The tale explains that the sound of wind echoing through the canyons comes from the flute of a young brave serenading his sweetheart. When the young man goes on his first hunt without telling her, she is sure she's been forgotten; she becomes ill, and dies. Returning home, the boy learns of her death, and continues to play his flute at her grave. In large, full-page, boldly colored drawings filled with dramatic, abstract shapes and earth colors that are somewhat reminiscent of Gerald McDermott's art in Arrow to the Sun (Viking, 1974), Lacapa creates his own eye-catching style with imaginative stippling, applying one color over another. The print is large, and there are just a few lines of text to a page. This would be a good introduction to Native American folklore for beginning readers, but the sad, sweet story begs to be told aloud--just as it was originally intended. --Yvonne Frey, Peoria Public Schools, IL
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

An introduction to Native American folklore - illustrated by the author

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Rising Moon (January 25, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873586271
• ISBN-13: 978-0873586276
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #992,502 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flute Player is a great love story for all ages!, March 15, 2000

By A Customer

I myself being a White Mountain Apache, love the idea of haveing one of our legands written, I think it is very good to let the outside world see what the Apaches are like, we are not the blood thirsty people Hollywood makes us out to be, infact, we are so the oppsite. Mr. Lacapa shows that the Apache people had a lot of love, in having the girl fall ill, after not being with the boy for a long time is so sweet! I totally loved the story! The illustration is so nicely done! You have to read the book on your own to really appriciate it.