(4) 1-3 Tales of the People series. In this book, one of a series by Native American authors and artists, a Hopi girl of the Rabbit Clan (pictured in the illustrations as a rabbit) dances the ceremonial Butterfly Dance for the first time. The attractive illustrations for this quiet, slightly repetitive text offer readers a look at traditional Hopi designs. The last four pages provide extra facts, as well as photographs and a glossary.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) K-3 Tales of the People series. Illustrated by Felix Vigil. In a trickster story from the Tlingit, Raven becomes a human child and steals the stars, moon, and sun from a selfish chief. While the text could use a bit of honing, the illustrations effectively show the tale's magical transformations. This book, part of a series by Native American authors and artists, ends with four pages of information, including photographs and a glossary.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) K-3 Tales of the People series. Illustrated by Linda R. Martin. In this retelling of a Crow Indian story, a hunter is abducted by a mother Thunderbird, who asks that he help save her chicks from a monster. The simply told tale is effectively illustrated with color artwork--though readers may be put off by Brave Wolf's featureless face. A brief section of factual information about the Crow people, their language, and history follows the story.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(2) K-3 Tales of the People series. Illustrated by Tom Coffin. Ol' Man Coyote leaves the Potawatomi reservation to be Rodent Control Officer at the World Trade Center, where, gazing up at the sky, he falls in love with a star. Later, the star drops him--literally--and he falls, creating the Reservoir in Central Park. Rich paintings convey Coyote's antics in this modern retelling sprinkled with references to Native culture. Only brief information is given about the tale's origin. Glos.

Reviewer: Debbie Reese | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 1999