Anansi & Groundwood Indigenous Catalogue
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Distributor: UTP Distribution Supplies to: CA Availability: Available On Sale Date: Oct 01, 2017 Carton Quantity: 84 $16.95 CAD
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Distributor: Publishers Group West Supplies to: US Availability: Available On Sale Date: Oct 01, 2017 Carton Quantity: 84 $16.95 USD
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Seasonal Anansi & Groundwood Indigenous Catalogue 2022Coyote TalesBy (author): Thomas King Illustrated by: Byron EggenschwilerThomas King ,Illustrated by :
Byron EggenschwilerImprint:
Groundwood Books - TorontoISBN:
9781554988334Product Form:
HardcoverForm detail:
Printed dust jacketHardcover , Printed dust jacketEnglishAudience:
Juvenile: Age (years) 6 - 9, Grade (CAN) 1 - 4, Grade (US) 1 - 4Oct 01, 2017$16.95 CAD
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7.75in x 5.25 x 0.4 in | 0.4 lbPage Count:
56 pagesIllustrations:
12 black-and-white illustrationsGroundwood Books LtdGroundwood BooksJUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories- Short Description
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Two laugh-out-loud Coyote trickster stories by award-winning author Thomas King.Two tales, set in a time “when animals and human beings still talked to each other,” display Thomas King’s cheeky humor and master storytelling skills. Freshly illustrated and reissued as an early chapter book, these stories are perfect for newly independent readers.
In Coyote Sings to the Moon, Old Woman and the animals sing to the moon each night. Coyote attempts to join them, but his voice is so terrible they beg him to stop. He is crushed and lashes out — who needs Moon anyway? Furious, Moon dives into a pond, plunging the world into darkness. But clever Old Woman comes up with a plan to send Moon back up into the sky and, thanks to Coyote, there she stays.
In Coyote’s New Suit, mischievous Raven wreaks havoc when she suggests that Coyote’s toasty brown suit is not the finest in the forest, thus prompting him to steal suits belonging to all the other animals. Meanwhile, Raven tells the other animals to borrow clothes from the humans’ camp. When Coyote finds that his closet is too full, Raven slyly suggests he hold a yard sale, then sends the human beings (in their underwear) and the animals (in their ill-fitting human clothes) along for the fun. A hilarious illustration of the consequences of wanting more than we need.
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illustrationsCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.- These funny, illustrated stories are a good choice for newly independent readers and reluctant readers.
- Curriculum tie-ins to language arts / independent reading; an entry point to discuss Coyote as a mythological figure in Indigenous culture.
- Thomas King won the American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award (Best Picture Book) for A Coyote Solstice Tale.
- A Coyote Solstice Tale and A Coyote Columbus Story have been very well reviewed, and sales have been strong, with reprints for both titles.
THOMAS KING has written several highly acclaimed children’s books. A Coyote Solstice Tale, illustrated by Gary Clement, won the American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award for Best Picture Book and A Coyote Columbus Story, illustrated by William Kent Monkman, was a Governor General’s Award finalist. He was a Professor of English at the University of Guelph for many years, where he taught Native Literature and Creative Writing. He won the Governor General’s Award for his adult novel, The Back of the Turtle, and he has been nominated for the Commonwealth Writers Prize.
BYRON EGGENSCHWILER is an award-winning illustrator whose recent books include The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel Nason, Operatic by Kyo Maclear (starred reviews from Booklist, School Library Journal and Quill & Quire), Coyote Tales by Thomas King and Beastly Puzzles by Rachel Poliquin (starred review from School Library Journal). Byron's work has also appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Walrus, GQ and O, The Oprah Magazine. He lives in Calgary, Alberta.
For "Coyote Sings to the Moon": A brilliant book. King’s Coyote is part traditional trickster and part 1950s greaser … - Quill & Quire
