| Vivian and the Legend of the Hoodoos Contributor(s): Jennings, Terry Catasús (Author), Saroff, Phyllis (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1628559578 ISBN-13: 9781628559576 Publisher: Arbordale Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2016043597 |
| Lexile Measure: 580 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.8" W x 10.1" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Religious Orientation - Native American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 187059 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Long ago, the Old Ones were bad. They drank all the water, ate all the pine nuts, and left nothing for the other creatures. Sinawav the coyote punished them by turning them into rocky hoodoos. Now when children misbehave, their Paiute elders remind them that they too could be turned into stone columns Vivian has heard the stories, but this year as she and her grandmother climb the mesa to pick pine nuts, Vivian has something more important on her mind: basketball tryouts. When Vivian is disrespectful to the trees and the land, her grandmother must remind Vivian of the legend of the hoodoos and how nature has made it possible for her people to live. |
Contributor Bio(s): Saroff, Phyllis: - Since childhood, Phyllis Saroff has brought together her loves of science and art. In addition to Vivian and the Legend of the Hoodoos, Tuktuk: Tundra Tale, and Sounds of the Savanna, Phyllis has illustrated nonfiction books about the natural world such as Teeth and Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter. She also illustrates for children's magazines, wayside signs and other educational material. Phyllis works digitally and with oil paint. Phyllis lives in Maryland with her husband, two sons, and two dogs. Visit her website. |