Ishi's Tale of Lizard

by Susan L. Roth (Illustrator)

Based on the oral traditions of the Yahi people of California and illuminated by full-color collage artwork, this ancient folktale was passed on by Ishi, the last surviving member of this native American tribe.

Genres: Picture Books

30 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Susan L. Roth creates unique mixed-media collage illustrations that have appeared in numerous award-winning children’s books, many of which she also wrote. Her book, Listen to the Wind, spent a year on the New York Times best seller list. The Mangrove Tree, which was released in 2011 and addressed Dr. Gordon Sato's mangrove tree-planting project, was the winner of Jane Addams Children's Book Award. Roth lives in New York.

Reviews

[Emma York]

The media in this book is very interesting and helps make the story entertaining. It looks like the illustrator did a lot of work doing arts and crafts to make abstract looking images. Each animal or setting had different textures which was super interesting. This is a good book to show for creativity and arts and crafts. Cute for young kids.