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No cover — John Bierhorst: The Deetkatoo (Hardcover, 1998, HarperCollins)

Hardcover, 160 pages

English language

Published May 26, 1998 by HarperCollins.

ISBN:: 978-0-688-14837-9

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Twenty-two stories retold from fourteen Native-American groups from Alaska to mid-South America. Little people predate the Europeans in the Western Hemisphere. They live in forests, in water, underground, and on mountains. Though each tale is different, the little people themselves are recognizable from one story to the next. They are capable of playing tricks, yet offer help when someone is in trouble. They run and hide, yet want to make friends, even propose marriage. Complementing the tales are perceptive illustrations of Native American artist Ron Hilbert Coy, demonstrating that the helpful (and sometimes not so helpful) little people are everywhere -- at least for those who have eyes to see them Contents Weaker and weaker (Inuit) -- Three wishes (Mohawk) -- Proud-woman and all-kinds-of-trees (Seneca) -- Girl who married the little man (Inuit) -- Little ones and their mouse helpers (Cherokee) -- All are my friends (Yurok) -- Little house …

Twenty-two stories retold from fourteen Native-American groups from Alaska to mid-South America. Little people predate the Europeans in the Western Hemisphere. They live in forests, in water, underground, and on mountains. Though each tale is different, the little people themselves are recognizable from one story to the next. They are capable of playing tricks, yet offer help when someone is in trouble. They run and hide, yet want to make friends, even propose marriage. Complementing the tales are perceptive illustrations of Native American artist Ron Hilbert Coy, demonstrating that the helpful (and sometimes not so helpful) little people are everywhere -- at least for those who have eyes to see them Contents Weaker and weaker (Inuit) -- Three wishes (Mohawk) -- Proud-woman and all-kinds-of-trees (Seneca) -- Girl who married the little man (Inuit) -- Little ones and their mouse helpers (Cherokee) -- All are my friends (Yurok) -- Little house in the deep water (Cherokee) -- Boy who married the little woman (Maliseet) -- Two bad friends (Inuit) -- Little people who build the temples (Maya) -- How the dead came back (Cherokee) -- Little man who married the whirlwind (Seneca) -- Rainmakers' apprentice (Nahua) -- Thunder's two sisters (Cherokee) -- Smallest bow (Seneca) -- Little woman who taught pottery (Toba) -- Hunter who lost his luck (Seneca/Cayuga) -- Star husbands (Passamaquoddy) -- Twelve little women (Lenape) -- Talking tree (Yaqui) -- Deetkatoo (Tillamook) -- Guide to tribes and cultures -- Guide to the lore of little people

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Subjects

Fairy tales, folk tales, fables, magical tales & traditional stories
Folklore
Native American Folklore
Fairies
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Legends, Myths, & Fables - General
Children: Grades 4-6
USA
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Native American
Ethnic - Native American
People & Places - United States - Native American
Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General
America
Dwarfs
Indians

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