Waa'aka' : the bird who fell in love with the sun / Cindi M. Alvitre ; illustrations by Carly Lake.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Berkeley, CA : Heyday, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781597145091
- 1597145092
- 9781597145084
- 1597145084
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Folk Tales & Fairy Tales | ALVITRE CINDI | Checked out | 07/22/2024 | 33111010435127 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A dazzling, own-voice Native Californian creation story.
"Waa'aka' was born when the earth was soft and the waters were new. It was the beginning of time." So begins Cindi Alvitre's vivid and multifaceted telling of a traditional Tongva creation story from Southern California. Waa'aka' follows the title character, a beautiful bird who falls in love with Tamet, the sun, and tries to follow him up to the sky. Accompanied by richly colorful illustrations from Carly Lake, the book touches deftly on themes like the unintended consequences of greed and the importance of working together. A rendition of one of California's oldest tales, Waa'aka' is a beautiful children's book in the classic style.
"A Tongva creation story of Catalina Island and how the black-crowned night heron came to be"--
Ages 4-8 Heyday.
Grades 2-3 Heyday.