Back in the beforetime : tales of the California Indians / retold by Jane Louise Curry ; illustrated by James Watts.
By: Curry, Jane Louise.
Contributor(s): Watts, James.
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BookPublisher: New York : M.K. McElderry Books, c1987Edition: 1st ed.Description: 134 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0689504101.Subject(s): Indians of North America -- California -- FolkloreDDC classification: J398.2 C9371
Contents:
Summary: A retelling of twenty-two legends about the creation of the world from a variety of California Indian tribes.
How old man above created the world -- Roadrunner's pack -- How coyote stole the sun -- Mountain-making -- Measuring worm's great climb -- The theft of fire -- Coyote and the salmon -- Coyote rides a star -- Gopher's revenge -- Clever frog -- The lost brother -- The war between beasts and birds -- Cricket and mountain lion -- Coyote's squirrel hunt -- Coyote and badger -- Mole and the sun -- The pine-nut thieves -- Coyote rides the sun -- The making of first man -- The waking of men -- The last council -- Dog's choice.
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How old man above created the world -- Roadrunner's pack -- How coyote stole the sun -- Mountain-making -- Measuring worm's great climb -- The theft of fire -- Coyote and the salmon -- Coyote rides a star -- Gopher's revenge -- Clever frog -- The lost brother -- The war between beasts and birds -- Cricket and mountain lion -- Coyote's squirrel hunt -- Coyote and badger -- Mole and the sun -- The pine-nut thieves -- Coyote rides the sun -- The making of first man -- The waking of men -- The last council -- Dog's choice.
A retelling of twenty-two legends about the creation of the world from a variety of California Indian tribes.
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