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Lewis, Paul Owen
3 Reviews
(4)
K-3
The immensity of time and space is invoked in this provocative if self-conscious story, told with a minimum of text, about a small meteorite's fall to earth. It waits for millions of years until a modern-day boy finds it and sends it to NASA to shoot back into space. Majestic views of outer space and craggy earth beaches prevail in Lewis's arresting paintings.
Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann
(3)
K-3
The distinctive artistic style of Northwest Coast tribal groups is used to illustrate this simple story of a boy who, lost in a storm, finds himself among killer whale people who teach him a dance and help him return to his people. In an appended note, the author explains that this is an original story based on his knowledge of Northwest Coast cosmology.
Reviewer: Debbie Reese
(4)
K-3
A Native girl watches some village boys capturing frogs from a nearby lake. When an elder from the frog village asks for her help, the girl frees the frogs, averting the destruction of her village. The illustrations are bold but sometimes awkward. A lengthy author's note explains that this original story is based on motifs in Native folklore of the Pacific Northwest.
Reviewer: Debbie Reese
3 reviews
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