The Rattlesnake Who Went to School

by Craig Kee Strete, Lynne Avril (Illustrations)

Cowboy the rattlesnake is terrified to go back to school--especially since everyone is afraid of him--until a little girl befriends him with a big bag of bugs, in a delightful picture book that explores the true meaning of friendship.

Genres: Picture Books, School, Childrens, Native American

32 pages, Hardcover

First published July 22, 2004

About the author

Craig Strete is a Native American science fiction writer. He is noted for his use of American Indian themes and has had multiple Nebula Award nominations.
Beginning in the early 1970s, while working in the Film and Television industry, Strete began writing emotional Native American themed, and science fiction short stories and novellas. He has had three Nebula Award nominations: two for the short stories Time Deer and A Sunday Visit with Great-grandfather and one for the novelette The Bleeding Man.
REANIMUS PRESS NEW RELEASES
The Game of Cat and Eagle novel
If All Else Fails
The World in Grandfather's Hands novel
When Grandfather Journeys Into Winter novel
A Knife In The Mind novel
Dreams That Burn in the Night
Death Chants
Burn Down the Night novel
The Angry Dead novel
The Bleeding Man and Other Science Fiction Stories
My Gun Is Not So Quick novel
The Star Killer novel
To Make Death Love Us novel
Dark Journey
The Bouncing Bride novel
The Mammoth Project novel
Nobody Rides Forever novel
Paint Your Face On A Drowning In The River novel
Strete Food. A book of plays.
The Dinosaur Project novel
Cloudboy Juvenile
Russell Raven Isn't Scared Anymore Juvenile
Death In The Spirit House Novel
New Books.
THE DIRE WOLF PROJECT Novel
THE BLOOD OF OTHERS SF Novel

BLOOD TELLS ME ABOUT THE NIGHT and
THE NIGHT BROTHER
BY R. WRIGHT CAMPBELL AND CRAIG STRETE Horror Novels

MOOSE AND RACCOON
ALL GROWN UP UNDER A BIG MOON SKY
Juveniles

all the books are available in kindle, epub format from Reanimus press.

Reviews

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crowboy is attending school for the first time, but he's scared, so he decides to turn himself into a rattlesnake. But his plan to be a snake isn't working out as he thought it would when a girl from his class tells him she actually likes snakes.

[Drusilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book for kindergarten. After students are comfortable with school, fun to go back and read this and realize they now have friends and how far they have come since the start of the school year.

[LaDow Picture · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute. First day of school with hints of Native American.

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute story about a little boy who is scared about going to school for his first time and decides that he will pretend to be a rattlesnake. I like how he slithers, sticks out his tongue and shows his fangs. The books illustrations really show a southwestern flair in the bold use of reds, yellows and browns which really fit with the theme of the story. A very good book about friendship.

[Tauna Garvin · Rating 3 out of 5]

About a little boy that doesnt have any friends and so he acts out and is pretending to be a snake. Little girl befriends him and things are better.

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very sweet and funny picture book about starting school and making friends. The kids in storytime really enjoyed it (especially the page with the bag of bugs).

[Mackenzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

i like this book