The First Strawberries - A Cherokee Story

Zusatztext Praise for The First Strawberries... "Spare text! an uncomplicated story line and gentle illustrations keep this quiet but resonant tale accessible to even the youngest child"--Publishers Weekly "Quietly luminous watercolors capture details of dress! dwelling! implements! flora! and fauna against an open landscape of rolling hills."--Kirkus Review Informationen zum Autor Joseph Bruchac Klappentext From an award-winning Native American storyteller comes this captivating re-telling of a Cherokee legend, which explains how strawberries came to be. Long ago, the first man and woman quarrelled. The woman left in anger, but the Sun sent tempting berries to Earth to slow the wife's retreat. Luminous paintings perfectly complement this simple, lyrical text. "Complete harmony of text and pictures: altogether lovely."-- Kirkus Reviews , pointer review Zusammenfassung From an award-winning Native American storyteller comes this captivating re-telling of a Cherokee legend! which explains how strawberries came to be. Long ago! the first man and woman quarrelled. The woman left in anger! but the Sun sent tempting berries to Earth to slow the wife's retreat. Luminous paintings perfectly complement this simple! lyrical text.  "Complete harmony of text and pictures: altogether lovely."-- Kirkus Reviews ! pointer review

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Joseph Bruchac, Joseph Vojtech Bruchac, Joseph/ Vojtech Bruchac, Anna Vojtech
• Mitarbeit: Joseph Bruchac (Leser / Sprecher), Anna Vojtech (Illustration)
• Verlag: Puffin USA
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 3 bis 5 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.06.1998
• EAN: 9780140564099
• ISBN: 978-0-14-056409-9
• Seiten: 32
• Abmessung: 210 mm x 286 mm x 4 mm
• Serien: Picture Puffin Books; Picture Puffin Books
• Thema: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Vorlesebücher, Märchen, Sagen, Reime, Lieder > Märchen und Sagen