| The Sleeping Lady Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Dixon, Ann (Retold by), Johns, Elizabeth (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0882404954 ISBN-13: 9780882404950 Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2001 Annotation: Gazing across Cook Inlet from Anchorage at Mount Susitna, people have imagined that the sprawling peak is a slumbering woman, inspiring this ageless tale about a time of peace and the consequences of war. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Women - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 97012760 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.3" W x 10.8" (0.25 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 102743 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To many people who gaze across Cook Inlet from Anchorage, Alaska, Mount Susitna looks like a slumbering woman. The Sleeping Lady is a modern-day folk legend that accounts for both Alaska's first snowfall and for the origin of this beautiful mountain. It is also a classic tale about a time of peace and the consequences of war. Enchanting oil paintings by artist Elizabeth Johns capture the village life of the giant people, a prehistoric, peace-loving group and the drama that ensues when they must face a band of menacing warriors. The tale centers on the fate of the story's two betrothed lovers, Nekatla and Susitna, whose encounters with war bring a lasting change to the land and their people. Cloaked in snow in winter and wildflowers in summer, Mount Susitna embodies the hope for peace so relevant at any age. As much a mythical explanation for natural phenomena as it is a tale about a time when people lived in harmony with nature and each other. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dixon, Ann: - Alaskan author Ann Dixon has written several children's books, including Blueberry Shoe (page 36) and Winter Is (page 36.) With Pam, she coauthored Alone Across The Arctic.Johns, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Johns is Professor Emerita of History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania and Lilly Fellow, Center for Religion, Ethics, and Culture, College of the Holy Cross. She is the author of ""American Genre Painting: The Politics of Everyday Life ""(1991) and ""Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life ""(1983). |