(4) 4-6 First Peoples series. This book shows how the Ainu lived in prehistoric times through the present. Today, fewer than two hundred thousand Ainu survive, and much of their culture and language has been forgotten. The book discusses the tribe's island home, subsistence economy, daily life, and traditions. Enhanced by color photos, the simple text is sketchy and occasionally redundant. Lists of websites and organizations are appended. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Yoriko Ito. Satsu wanders into the woods--where he's been forbidden to go. Angering a child-eating ogre, Satsu offers his silver good-luck charm in exchange for his life and the ogre agrees. But Satsu falls gravely ill without his charm, and his pet fox and puppy work together with a mouse to steal the charm back from the ogre. Lush watercolors illustrate the gently told tale based on an Ainu legend.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman