The legend of the Windigo : a tale from native North America / retold by Gayle Ross ; paintings by Murv Jacob.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Gayle.

Contributor:

Jacob, Murv.

Rauer, Julie.

Tehon, Atha.

Atha Tehon Thiras Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Windigos.

Algonquian Indians--Folklore.

Algonquian Indians.

Folklore.

Genre:

Folklore.

Penn Provenance:

Tehon, Atha (former owner) (Tehon Collection copy)

Tehon, Susan (donor)

Physical Description:

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [©1996]

Summary:

The villagers try to rid their woods of Windigo, a monster that eats the villagers and is made of stone, but Windigo leaves behind a lasting reminder of himself.

Notes:

"Designed by Julie Rauer"--t.p. verso.

"First Edition."

Designed by Atha Tehon.

"The artwork was rendered in acrylics on watercolor paper."

"There is really no such thing as a 'Native American' story. The stories, like the people, belong wo many tribes, many nations. We are Cherokee. We are Cree. We are Navajo. And so are the tales we tell."--Author's Note.

Local Notes:

Tehon Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Susan Tehon.

Tehon Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

Tehon Collection copy "1" printing.

ISBN:

0803718977

9780803718975

0803718985

9780803718982

OCLC:

32132528