Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest

by Gerald McDermott

  • Format: eBook
  • ISBN-13/ EAN: 9780547771502
  • ISBN-10: 0547771509
  • Pages: 32
  • Publication Date: 09/01/2001
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  • About the Book
    A 1994 Caldecott Honor Book  

     

    Raven, the Native American trickster, feels sorry for those who must live in darkness, and he decides to help. He flies over mountains, valleys, and lakes and discovers that light is being kept hidden inside the house of the Sky Chief. Using his cleverness, Raven finds a way to bring light to the world. “The physical environment, oral literature, and traditional life of the Pacific Coast Indians come alive in this amusing and well-conceived picture book.”--School Library Journal

  • About the Author

    Gerald McDermott

    GERALD MCDERMOTT (1941-2012) was an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator and the creator of numerous award-winning books and animated films for children. Winner of the Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors for his picture books, he was also a consultant to the Joseph Campbell Foundation on mythology in education. His acclaimed series of trickster tales consists of Raven (a Caldecott Honor Book), Zomo the Rabbit, Coyote, Jabuti, Pig-Boy, and Monkey, each of which draws from the folktale traditions of a different part of the world. www.geraldmcdermott.com

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    star “Amusing and well-conceived.”—School Library Journal (starred review)

    star “Elegant...masterfully executed.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

    “Mr. McDermott is not only a picture-book artist of the first rank, but also one of our most gifted retellers of myth and folk tale.”—The New York Times Book Review

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