Spirits, Fairies, and Merpeople: Native Stories of Other Worlds

by Carrie J. Taylor and C.J. Taylor

Book Overview

From the heartbreaking Mi'kmaq story of Minnow, a mermaid in the Atlantic who must choose between two worlds to that of Water Lily and her five brothers, told by the Coos in British Columbia, creatures that inhabit fantastic realms appear in many First Nation stories. C. J. Taylor draws from those stories and from her own Mohawk heritage in this collection of haunting tales about some of the powerful spirits who touch the lives of human folk. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887768725
• ISBN13: 9780887768729
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4