| How the Loon Lost Her Voice Contributor(s): Cameron, Anne (Author), Miller, Tara (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0920080553 ISBN-13: 9780920080559 Publisher: Harbour Publishing OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1985 Annotation: The famous northwest coast Indian myth, sometimes called "Raven Steals the Light" telling how Loon, Raven, and all the animals rallied to retrieve the daylight from behind its wall of ice after it was stolen by evil spirits. Amusingly retold for ages six to adult by the well-known Canadian poet and novelist. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 398.2 |
| LCCN: 87460261 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.9" W x 8.3" (0.20 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The famous northwest coast Indian myth, sometimes called Raven Steals the Light telling how Loon, Raven, and all the animals rallied to retrieve the daylight from behind its wall of ice after it was stolen by evil spirits. Amusingly retold for ages six to adult by the well-known Canadian poet and novelist. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cameron, Anne: - "Anne Cameron was born in Nanaimo, BC. She began writing at an early age, starting with theatre scripts and screenplays. In 1979, her film Dreamspeaker, directed by Claude Jutra, won seven Canadian Film Awards, including best script. After being published as a novel, Dreamspeaker went on to win the Gibson Award for Literature. She has published more than 30 books, including the underground classic Daughters of Copper Woman, its sequel, Dzelarhons, novels, stories, poems and legends - for adults and children. Her most recent novels are Family Resemblances, Hardscratch Row, and a new, revised edition of Daughters of Copper Woman. She lives in Tahsis, BC"Miller, Tara: - Tara Miller is a talented artist trained at The Emily Carr School of art in Vancouver. |