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On the road of stars : Native American night poems and sleep charms / selected by John Bierhorst ; pictures by Judy Pedersen.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Tehon Collection PM197.E3 O5 1994
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Bierhorst, John.
Pedersen, Judy, illustrator.
Bierhorst, Jane Byers.
Tehon, Atha.
Atha Tehon Thiras Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Indian poetry--Translations into English.
Indian poetry.
Children's poetry, Indian.
Night--Juvenile poetry.
Night.
Night--Poetry.
Indian magic.
Genre:
Lullabies (Songs)
Juvenile works.
Poetry.
Translations.
Penn Provenance:
Tehon, Atha (former owner) (Tehon Collection copy)
Tehon, Susan (donor)
Physical Description:
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Edition:
[First edition].
Place of Publication:
New York : Macmillan Publishing Company ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York ; Oxford : Maxwell Maxmillan International, [©1994]
Summary:
A collection of Native American night poems, sleep charms, and other special night songs intended to soothe, heal, bring dreams, or make sleep irresistible.
Notes:
"First Edition."
"Jacket and text design by Jane Byers Bierhorst"--t.p. verso.
"The text of this book is set in Garamond Bold No. 1."
Designed by Atha Tehon.
"The illustrations are rendered in mixed media."
Local Notes:
Tehon Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Susan Tehon.
Tehon Collection copy: dust jacket retained.
Tehon Collection copy is "1" printing.
ISBN:
0027097358
9780027097351
OCLC:
26097146

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