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How Chipmunk Got His Stripes

Joseph Bruchac, James Bruchac, Jose Aruego, Ariane Dewey

Paperback (Puffin Books, April 14, 2003)

Bear brags that he can do anything-even stop the sun from rising. Brown Squirrel doesn't believe him, so the two wait all night to see if the sun will rise. Sure enough, the sky reddens and the sun appears. Brown Squirrel is so happy to be right that he teases Bear. What happens when a little brown squirrel teases a big black bear? Brown Squirrel gets stripes and is called chipmunk from that day forward . . . Joseph and James Bruchac join forces to create this buoyant picture book, based on a Native American folktale.Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey.

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How Chipmunk Got His Stripes

Joseph Bruchac, Jose Aruego, Ariane Dewey

School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, April 14, 2003)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. This tale based on a Native American folktale illustrates the results of bragging and teasing between friends, Bear and Brown Squirrel.

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How Chipmunk Got His Stripes

Joseph Bruchac, James Bruchac, Jose Aruego, Ariane Dewey

Hardcover (Dial, March 1, 2001)

When Bear and Brown Squirrel have a disagreement about whether Bear can stop the sun from rising, Brown Squirrel ends up with claw marks on his back and becomes Chipmunk, the striped one.