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32 pp.
| Holiday |
March, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-8234-1455-8$$16.95
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Synthia Saint James.
Quotations from many centuries and many tribal groups are gathered in thematic sections entitled "Mother Earth," "The People," "War and Peace," "Spirit Life," and "Enduring Wisdom." The endnotes give sources for the quotations. The familiar faceless abstract forms of the illustrator's paintings are powerful but sterile in their elimination of specific cultural detail.