Yonder Mountain: A Cherokee Legend

By Kay Thorpe Bannon, Jean L. Bushyhead, Robert H. Bushyhead

Book Overview

Children of all generations and backgrounds will find much to think about and even more to enjoy in this stunningly illustrated retelling of the legend of a revered but very old Cherokee chief named... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761451137
• ISBN13: 9780761451136
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.5" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

A profound allegorical tale brought vividly to life

The collaborative effort of author Kay Thorpe Bannon, illustrator Kristina Rodanas, and storyteller Robert H. Bushyhead, Yonder Mountain is the truly impressive picture book retelling of a Native American folktale. A wise old Cherokee chief must choose a successor to lead him; so he sends three young men out on a journey to a mountaintop. One returns with precious stones that represent wealth; one returns with healing herbs to guard against disease. But the third, who climbs all the way to the top of the mountain, returns with something even more crucial to being a leader. Yonder Mountain is unreservedly recommended as a profound allegorical tale brought vividly to life with sweeping color illustrations.