Status
Available
Call number
Call number
398.2 C284 1987 c.3
Description
A beautifully illustrated book for children ages 6 and up relating the classic northwest coast myth telling how Raven, the trickster, freed the moon from the old fisherwoman's cedar chest and carried it to its rightful place in the heavens. Entrancingly retold from the female viewpoint by the celebrated author of Dreamspeaker and Daughters of Copper Woman.
Genres
Publication
Madeira Park, B.C. : Harbour Pub., 1987.
User reviews
LibraryThing member francescadefreitas
This is a sweet retelling, if far removed from the traditional story of Raven stealing the light. Here, Raven covets the shiny, shiny moon, and disguises herself as an abandoned baby girl in order to steal it from a fisherwoman's house.
ISBN
0920080677 / 9780920080672