Totem Tale
A Tall Story From Alaska
Blue Star Press · Print & ebook · February 7, 2006
On a full-moon night in Alaska, a traditional native totem pole magically comes to life.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers who enjoy modern folktales with lively animal characters.
- Themes
- Freedom and order, Reasoning through conflict
- Pacing
- Fast
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On a full-moon night in Alaska, a traditional native totem pole magically comes to life. The Grizzly, Beaver, Frog, and Raven all stretch and scratch and voice their relief at being free at last. But then the first dawn light appears on the horizon, and the totems have to reassemble themselves in the proper order before morning. Who should be on top of whom? Can wise Raven reason with these contentious creatures?
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Deb Vanasse’s enchanting text and Erik Brooks’s lively illustrations make this a memorable modern folktale.
Who it’s for
- Readers who enjoy modern folktales with lively animal characters.
- Readers who enjoy magical tales with a race against dawn.
Where it sits
| US: Native American Stories | 60% |
|---|---|
| Myths & Fables | 36% |
| Native Canadian Stories | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fairy Tales & Folklore
- Myths & Fables
- U.S. Stories
- Authors
- Deb Vanasse
- Publisher
- Blue Star Press
- Published
- February 7, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Freedom and order · Reasoning through conflict
- Reading lane
- Fairy Tales & Folklore