The day Sun was stolen / Jamie Oliviero ; illustrated by Sharon Hitchcock.
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TextPublication details: New York : Hyperion Press, 1995Description: [32] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN: 0786800313; 189534008XSubject(s): First Nations -- Legends | First Nations -- Children's literature | Haida -- LegendsSummary: In this re-telling of a Haida legend, Raven is a creator rather than a trickster. He moulds clay to populate the Earth, making a variety of creatures. The last is Bear, who sports a coat "twice as thick and twice as furry as any other animal's." Suffering from the heat of the Sun, Bear contrives to remove Sun from the sky and imprison it in a cave. Through the intervention of a young boy who tricks his way into Bear's cave and then shaves Bear, the Sun is returned to the sky.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Children's Literature | BCACCS Resource Centre Regular | G20 L58 D39 1995 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | 1 | Available | T 1046 |
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In this re-telling of a Haida legend, Raven is a creator rather than a trickster. He moulds clay to populate the Earth, making a variety of creatures. The last is Bear, who sports a coat "twice as thick and twice as furry as any other animal's." Suffering from the heat of the Sun, Bear contrives to remove Sun from the sky and imprison it in a cave. Through the intervention of a young boy who tricks his way into Bear's cave and then shaves Bear, the Sun is returned to the sky.
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