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"Fat Bat and Swoop", "Storm Boy" and "Frog Girl"
Fun antics and interesting tales of the Northwest Indians made good reading this week.
Fat Bat and Swoop
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Leo Landry
This is a just-for-fun Halloween type tale. Fat Bat and Swoop the owl play a trick on Emily the cow. She ends up playing a trick on the two culprits.
The illustrations are definitely not realistic, but are still fun in this tale.
Storm Boy
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Paul Owen Lewis
This tale is told in the fashion of the Northwest Indians. This is totem pole country. A young prince is caught in a storm and carried off to a strange place of giant people in masks and ritual clothing. After a night exchanging gifts, the prince returns to his village to find a year has passed.
The illustrations are very good. They reflect a culture where figures were carved on totem poles, a culture where animals had souls.
At the end of the book is a page explaining about these people and their culture.
Frog Girl
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Paul Owen Lewis
Another tale told in the fashion of the Northwest Indians. A young chief's daughter is near a lake when she hears a voice calling her. It is a frog seeking her help.
Together they go to the frog's village to find all the residents are gone except for his grandmother. She asks the girl to bring back her family before something terrible happens to the girl's village.
The illustrations are beautiful reflecting the totems and buildings of the Northwest Indians.
At the end of the tale are pages explaining the imagery in the tale and about the Indians and their culture.
Fat Bat and Swoop
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Leo Landry
This is a just-for-fun Halloween type tale. Fat Bat and Swoop the owl play a trick on Emily the cow. She ends up playing a trick on the two culprits.
The illustrations are definitely not realistic, but are still fun in this tale.
Storm Boy
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Paul Owen Lewis
This tale is told in the fashion of the Northwest Indians. This is totem pole country. A young prince is caught in a storm and carried off to a strange place of giant people in masks and ritual clothing. After a night exchanging gifts, the prince returns to his village to find a year has passed.
The illustrations are very good. They reflect a culture where figures were carved on totem poles, a culture where animals had souls.
At the end of the book is a page explaining about these people and their culture.
Frog Girl
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Paul Owen Lewis
Another tale told in the fashion of the Northwest Indians. A young chief's daughter is near a lake when she hears a voice calling her. It is a frog seeking her help.
Together they go to the frog's village to find all the residents are gone except for his grandmother. She asks the girl to bring back her family before something terrible happens to the girl's village.
The illustrations are beautiful reflecting the totems and buildings of the Northwest Indians.
At the end of the tale are pages explaining the imagery in the tale and about the Indians and their culture.
