How Raven Got His Crooked Nose - An Alaskan Dena'ina Fable

2019 Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Notable and American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) 2018 Best Book.

Chulyen the trickster raven loses his nose one day, but he vows to get it back. Luckily he has some special powers to help him!

How Raven Got His Crooked Nose is a modern retelling of a traditional Native American fable. Part picture book and part graphic novel, this beautifully illustrated story teaches an important lesson to children through Dena'ina mythology and includes a glossary of Dena'ina words to learn.

Zusammenfassung

2019 Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Notable and American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) 2018 Best Book.

Chulyen the trickster raven loses his nose one day, but he vows to get it back. Luckily he has some special powers to help him!

How Raven Got His Crooked Nose is a modern retelling of a traditional Native American fable. Part picture book and part graphic novel, this beautifully illustrated story teaches an important lesson to children through Dena'ina mythology and includes a glossary of Dena’ina words to learn.

Vorwort

• Author events and interviews in Alaska.



• Promotion to AKLA librarians through listserv and at tradeshow, including teacher guide.



• Targeted reviews and features in national trade and education, regional, and Native American media and online sources.



• National promotion through CBC Diversity Goodreads list, submitted for Notables, and targeted author blog about underserved market and why many Native Alaskans don’t write.



• Promotion and giveaway at September American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association tradeshow, at October Alaska Federation of Natives conference, and during November National American Indian Heritage Month.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Mindy Dwyer (Illustration)
• Verlag: Ingram Publishers Services
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 5 bis 8 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 22.09.2020
• EAN: 9781513264394
• ISBN: 978-1-5132-6439-4
• Illustration: Full-color illustrations throughout
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Vorlesebücher, Märchen, Sagen, Reime, Lieder > Märchen und Sagen; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Birds, JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy, Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), Picture books: character books, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Relating to Native American people, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Fantasy, esoteric, JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Native American, JUVENILE FICTION / Native American