Quillworker : A Cheyenne Legend (Native American Legends & Lore)

by Terri Cohlene

Paperback, 1996

Status

Available

Local notes

398.2 Coh

Barcode

3724

Collection

Publication

Troll (1996), Paperback, 48 pages

Description

A Cheyenne legend explaining the origins of the stars. Also describes the history, culture, and fate of the Cheyenne Indians.

Physical description

48 p.; 9.01 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member t1bclasslibrary
The most talented quillworker has a dream that she is to join seven brothers in this Cheyenne legend. She does, but the buffalo want to take her away. The youngest makes the tree they hide in grow to the sky where they become the stars of the big dipper and Quillworker decorates the heavens.
LibraryThing member Kitrina
This book is about a Native American girl whose dreams tell her and guide her to make things and go places. She ends up becoming the sister of seven brothers and they fight off bulls so that the bulls will not take the girl. They end up so high in the sky they can not get down and form the big
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dipper at night. This is a great cultural book for students so they can learn some of the Native American stories. This book is a little bit longer and has some great vocabulary so it would be suitable for grades 2-4.
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Pages

48

Rating

(6 ratings; 2.3)
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