| First Spring: An Innu Tale of North America Contributor(s): Savard, Remi (Author), Germain, Catherine (Author), Cote, Genevieve (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1894965345 ISBN-13: 9781894965347 Publisher: Simply Read Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2006 Annotation: A group of creatures not yet fully human and not knowing anything but Night, Winter, and Cold depart on a search for Summer so they can console one of their little ones. This version of the classic Innu legend is a slimmer adaptation of a longer story that was first encountered by European explorers in the late 19th century. Told in various forms all across North America from the Indians of the American West to the Atlantic Coast of Labrador, the myth that makes up the foundation of "First Spring shows -- as all creation myths do -- the universal concerns of humankind. These themes are given radiant life by Genevihve Ctti's shimmering watercolor images. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Polar Regions |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 9" W x 11.84" (1.03 lbs) 44 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A group of creatures not yet fully human and not knowing anything but night, winter, and cold depart on a search for summer so they can console one of their little ones. This version of the classic Innu legend is an adaptation of a longer story first encountered by European explorers in the late 19th century. |