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Back in the beforetime
tales of the California Indians
By Curry, Jane Leftwich & Watts, James W.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68950-410-5
- Publisher
- New York : M.K. McElderry Books, 1987.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 1987
Gr 3-6 Returning to the subject of her first book, Down from the Lonely Mountain (HBJ, 1965; o.p.), Curry links together 22 California Indian tales of the "Beforetime," the days of the "Animal People" when Man had not yet been created. These people inhabit animal bodies, but have all the worst and best of human characteristics. Sly Coyote is the major personality in these stories. Although his greed and v...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
