Muskrat and Skunk = Sinkpe na Maka : a Lakota drum story / told and illustrated by Donald F. Montileaux ; Lakota translation by Agnes Gay.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English, Dakota Original language: Dakota Publisher: Pierre : South Dakota Historical Society Press, [2017]Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781941813164
- 194181316X
- Sinkpe na Maka
| 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 Picturebook | Folk Tales & Fairy Tales | Montilea Donald F | Available | 33111009307428 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Perfect Reading for Ages Five and Up
THUMP! BOOM! BAM!
Animals stop and listen. A new sound is in the forest. The beat vibrates through the trees and across the meadows. What is it? Where is it coming from?
Muskrat and Skunk thump on a hollow log-BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Birds begin to dance. Buffalo and Antelope join in. There is a rustle in the bushes; a large shape emerges. The animals scatter. Muskrat and Skunk drum on.
The story of the drum connects the instrument's sound to the heartbeat of Mother Earth-a beat inside all of us. For the Lakota people, the drum is more than something to be played. Its rhythm is felt, and it is central to many ceremonies.
Donald F. Montileaux retells the origins of the drum, using traditional stories that Lakota people still tell today. His colorful images breathe life into Muskrat and Skunk, enhancing our understanding of the Lakota culture.
Includes bibliographical references.
Text in English and Lakota.
Ages 5 and up.
Muskrat hits a hollow log with a stick, Skunk likes the sound and joins in, and soon all of the birds and animals form a dance circle. Includes facts about drums and the Lakotas.