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Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest (Trickster)

by Gerald McDermott (Author)

Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest (Trickster)
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Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Trickster
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A 1994 Caldecott Honor Book

Raven, the Native American trickster, feels sorry for those who must live in darkness, and he decides to help. He flies over mountains, valleys, and lakes and discovers that light is being kept hidden inside the house of the Sky Chief. Using his cleverness, Raven finds a way to bring light to the world.

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In a starred review, PW called McDermott's retelling of a Native American tale describing the birth of the sun "crisply elegant. McDermott adds to the folktale bookshelf a work in the grand tradition." Ages 4-8. (Sept.)

Copyright 2001 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.

Review quotes

"Mr. McDermott is not only a picture-book artist of the first rank, but also one of our most gifted retellers of myth and folk tale."—The New York Times Book Review
Gerald McDermott
GERALD MCDERMOTT (1941-2012) was an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator of books for children. A graduate of Pratt Institute in New York City and a lifelong artist, he began his career as an animated filmmaker before moving into the creation of children's books based on storytelling traditions from around the world. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors; his extensive and influential body of work includes six popular picture books focusing on the trickster motif. Devoted to oral tradition and the transformative power of mythology, he was the first Fellow of the Joseph Campbell Foundation and served as a consultant on mythology in education. www.geraldmcdermott.com
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780152024499
Lexile Measure
380
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
September 20, 2001
Series
Trickster
BISAC categories
JUV002040 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Birds
JUV022000 - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, & Fables | General
Library of Congress categories
Indians of North America
Northwest, Pacific
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