Back in the Beforetime

By Jane Louise Curry

Book Overview

In these entertaining twenty-one stories from a variety of California Indian tribes, you'll meet trickster Coyote, Grizzly Bear, Dog, and Weasel. You'll find out how -- according to Indian legend -- the world began, the mountains were formed, and Sun came to light the day. Read (and laugh) about a time when all was magic and wonder, when Man was at home in the natural world, back in the Beforetime.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0606205608
• ISBN13: 9780606205603
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Demco Media
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.8" x 5.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

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Just a Note

These are Native American tales from CALIFORNIA tribes and not from the Southeast.