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Iktomi (Legendary character)
2 Reviews
(3)
K-3
In Iktomi's seventh misadventure, the self-absorbed Plains Indian trickster leases a strange man's eye-juggling trick. Readers will have such a blast with the tale's absurdity (having violated the terms of his contract, Iktomi ends up with one buffalo eye and one mouse eye) and visual jokes, that they won't mind being left hanging regarding Iktomi's fate.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(3)
K-3
Iktomi outwits the prairie dogs only to be outwitted himself by Coyote in this cheerfully grisly pourquoi tale about why prairie dogs' tails are tipped black--and why "they will never again trust two-leggeds." The book is perhaps peppered overmuch with Goble's anti-p.c. winking, but fans of the trickster-hero will enjoy his latest misadventure.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
2 reviews
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