Indian Why Stories

by Frank Bird Linderman

Book Overview

The Native American was a true lover of nature and close observer of the sights and sounds about him. He delighted in composing tales that offered imaginative explanations for everything--from simple stories about creation to fanciful accounts of how animals acquired certain physical characteristics.
This entertaining collection of 22 stories, compiled nearly a century ago by a devotee of Indian lore who considered them "well-worth saving," recounts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486288005
• ISBN13: 9780486288000
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9

Customer Reviews

Amazing Native American Lore

Our local newspaper, the Houston Chronicle, published excerpts from this book in both English and Spanish as part of a summer reading program. After reading the excerpt, I had to have the book. Unfortunately, the day it arrived, my friend picked it up and browsed through it, borrowed it and has yet to return it. I WILL track him down and retrieve it.