| The Legend of the Bluebonnet: An Old Tale of Texas Contributor(s): dePaola, Tomie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0399209379 ISBN-13: 9780399209376 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1983 Annotation: Thick clusters of vivid blue flowers, which resemble old-fashioned sunbonnets, cover the Texas hills in the springtime every year. These lovely wild flowers, known by the name of bluebonnet, are the state flower of Texas, This favorite legend based on Comanche Indian lore, tell the story of how the bluebonnet came to be. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General |
| Dewey: 398.242 |
| LCCN: 82012391 |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 8.27" W x 10.32" (0.77 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5476 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thick clusters of vivid blue flowers, which resemble old-fashioned sunbonnets, cover the Texas hills in the springtime every year. These lovely wild flowers, known by the name of bluebonnet, are the state flower of Texas. This favorite legend based on Comanche Indian lore, tells the story of how the bluebonnet came to be. Tomie dePaola's powerful retelling and his magnificent full-color paintings perfectly capture the Comanche People, the Texas hills, and the spirit of She-Who-Is-Alone, a little girl who made a sacrifice to save her tribe. |