Navajo Coyote Tales

by William Morgan

Coyote encounters Rabbit, Fawn's Stars, Crow, Snake, Skunk Woman, and Horned Toad in these 6 delightful, English-language adaptations of traditional Navajo Coyote stories collected by anthropologist William Morgan and translated by him and linguist Robert W. Young.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941270521
• ISBN13: 9780941270526
• Release Date: June 1989
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Length: 50 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.5" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 6 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 1 and higher

Customer Reviews

Traditional Tales

In many Native American groups, animals are personified in traditional tales, often playing consistant roles which reflect that animal's characteristics. Coyote is most often seen as a trickster who makes a fool of himself so that child listeners may learn the lesson. This book contains an introduction and six coyote tales. The illustrations are black pen and the stories retain an authentic tone. The text is perfect for second graders and would be a great series of school skits, with dialog and narration already in the text. Although this simple book does not use colored illustrations or a rewritten literary text, it does a great job of focusing on the cultural integrity of the stories and delivering them to an audience of 4-8 year olds.