Status
Available
Local notes
398.2 Lon
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Publication
Chronicle Books (1993), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 40 pages
Description
With the help of other animals, Wise Old Coyote manages to acquire fire from the wicked Yellow Jacket sisters.
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Physical description
40 p.; 9.9 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member odonnell
This traditional Karuk tale features a familiar character, Coyote. Although he frequently shows up as a trickster in Californian Indian tales, in this story,Coyote is portrayed as a wise elder. He comes up with the plan to steal fire from the wicked and selfish Yellowjackets, but the plan will only
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work if all the animals work together. Coyote flatters the Yellowjackets until he is able to steal the fire. Then in relay race fashion, he passes the flame onto Eagle, Eagle passes it on to Mountain Lion, etc. The fire ends up in a willow tree. Coyote then teaches the other animals how to draw fire from wood in order to keep warm and cook food. Sylvia Long's illustrations are outstanding! This book will be a nice addition to some of the other Native Californian legends in my fourth grade classroom. Show Less
LibraryThing member matthewbloome
This retelling of the Karuk legend of how fire was stolen from the Yellow Jacket sisters is great for a unit on Native American legends.
LibraryThing member mlbailey77
Tells the story of how the animals stole fire for themselves from the yellow jacket sisters.
LibraryThing member barquist
This book is about a group of smart animals who want to trick the yellow jackets out of the fire that they are hording. The wise and old Coyote is the one who comes up with a plan and each animal from biggest to small work together to successfully steal the fire so they can stay warm.
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Pages
40