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Spider spins a story : fourteen legends from Native America /
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| Call Number |
SHARED SYSTEM |
| Publisher |
Flagstaff, AZ : Rising Moon, |
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Subject
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Indians of North America -- Folklore.
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Spiders -- North America -- Folklore.
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Legends -- North America.
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Folklore -- North America
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Juvenile literature.
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| Title Statement |
Spider spins a story : fourteen legends from Native America / edited by Jill Max ; illustrations by Robert Annesley ... [et al.]. |
| Description |
v, 63 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Contents |
The great flood -- How the Tewas found their true home -- Swift Runner and Trickster Tarantula -- How the spider got its web -- Osage spider story -- The hunter and the spider -- The legend of the loom -- Rainbow makers -- Spider, the fire bringer -- Spider woman creates the burro -- How the half-boys came to be -- Wihio meets one of the little people -- Iktomi and buzzard -- Dreamcatcher story. |
| Summary |
Presents tales from various native peoples, including the Kiowa, Zuni, Cherokee, Hopi, Lakota, and Muskogee, all featuring a spider character. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63). |
| Contributors |
Max, Jill. |
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Annesley, Robert |
| ISBN |
0873586115 : |
| LCCN |
97018970 /AC |
| Hold Requests |
0 |
| Bib No. |
74287 |
