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Books in Native American Lore and Legends series

  • Coyote and the Grasshoppers: A Pomo Legend

    Gloria Dominic, Charles Reasoner

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    By listening to the Great Spirit and eating many grasshoppers, Coyote is able to save the Pomo from drought and starvation
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  • Little Firefly

    Terri Cohlene, Charles Reasoner

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Aug. 1, 1996)
    A retelling of the Algonquian Indian legend of how a young girl, badly mistreated by her sisters, becomes the bride of the great hunter known as the Invisible One; includes information on the history and customs of the Algonquian Indians.
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  • Sunflower's Promise: A Zuni Legend

    Gloria Dominic

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Sunflower promises to marry the man who can rid her fields of wild animals
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  • Song of the Hermit Thrush: An Iroquois Legend

    Gloria Dominic, Charles Reasoner

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    The animals and birds of the forest hold a contest to choose which will sing a song to greet the day.
  • Brave Bear and the Ghosts: A Sioux Legend

    Gloria Dominic, Charles Reasoner

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    Brave Bear outwits four ghosts who are trying to scare him
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  • Quillworker

    Cohlene

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Nov. 22, 1996)
    A Cheyenne legend explaining the origins of stars
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  • Turquoise Boy

    Cohlene

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Aug. 12, 1996)
    A retelling of a Navajo Indian legend in which Turquoise Boy searches for something that will make the Navajo people's lives easier; includes a brief history of the Navajo people and their customs.
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  • Dancing Drum

    Cohlene

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Sept. 19, 1998)
    Retells the Cherokee legend in which Dancing Drum tries to make Grandmother Sun smile on the People again, and describes the history, culture, and fate of the Cherokee Indians.
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  • Clamshell Boy: A Makah Legend

    Terri Cohlene, Charles Reasoner

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, Oct. 1, 1990)
    Retells the legend of Clamshell Boy, who rescues a captured group of children from the dreaded wild woman Ishcus. Includes information on the customs and lifestyle of the Makah Indians.
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  • First Woman and the Strawberries: A Cherokee Legend

    Gloria Dominic, Charles Reasoner

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    Tells the story of an argument between First Man and First Woman and how the first strawberry was created
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  • Red Hawk and the Sky Sisters: A Shawnee Legend

    Gloria Dominic, Charles Reasoner

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 1997)
    Red Hawk captures and marries the youngest daughter of Bright Star, only to have her return to the sky with their son
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  • Turquoise Boy

    Terri Cohlene, Charles Reasoner

    Paperback (Scholastic, Feb. 1, 2004)
    A retelling of a Navajo Indian legend in which Turquoise Boy searches for something that will make the Navajo people's lives easier; includes a brief history of the Navajo people and their customs.
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