The earth under Sky Bear's feet : Native American poems of the land / Joseph Bruchac ; illustrated by Thomas Locker.
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TextPublication details: New York : Putnam & Grosset Group, 1995Description: [30] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 069811647XSubject(s): First Nations -- Legends | First Nations -- PoetrySummary: To many nations, Sky Bear is the Ursa Major (Big Dipper) constellation, and in this companion to "Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back" (1992), Bruchac has collected thirteen songs, stories and poems about what Sky Bear sees on the land he inspects each night: fireflies (Anishinabe), a family of mice (Winnebago), pinion trees (Chumash), an old wolf (Lakota), and others. Combined, these voices celebrate the night and reassure those that are fearful of it.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Children's Literature | BCACCS Resource Centre Regular | G80 B78 E37 1995 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | 1 | Available | T 1045 |
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| G80 B68 S66 2002 The song within my heart / | G80 B69 P68 2007 Powwow's Coming / | G80 B69 P68 2007 Powwow's Coming / | G80 B78 E37 1995 The earth under Sky Bear's feet : Native American poems of the land / | G80 B78 T45 1997 Thirteen moons on turtle's back : a Native American year of moons / | G80 B88 E43 2002 The elders' palace = Iniqnirit qalqiat / | G80 C36 L58 2013 Little you / |
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To many nations, Sky Bear is the Ursa Major (Big Dipper) constellation, and in this companion to "Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back" (1992), Bruchac has collected thirteen songs, stories and poems about what Sky Bear sees on the land he inspects each night: fireflies (Anishinabe), a family of mice (Winnebago), pinion trees (Chumash), an old wolf (Lakota), and others. Combined, these voices celebrate the night and reassure those that are fearful of it.
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