Four Navajo creation myths chronicle the exploits, antics, and adventures of Coyote the Trickster as he abducts the Water Monster's babies and starts the Great Flood, tries to steal corn from the horned toad, and attempts to exchange his fur for that of a spotted fawn.

Coyote Walks on Two Legs: A Book of Navajo Myths and Legends

Children's Books

Gerald Hausman

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Philomel Books

Complemented by playful illustrations, an engaging collection of three trickster tales from Jamaica features Doctor Bird, a hummingbird gifted with wisdom and magical powers, who teaches Mongoose, Mouse, and Owl some important lessons.

Doctor Bird: Three Lookin' Up Tales From Jamaica

Philomel

An international treasury of cat tales, legends, and myths shares stories about more than thirty different breeds, from the Bobtail who lost his tail chasing mice on Noah's Ark to the Shorthair whose purr lulled Baby Jesus to sleep. Reprint.

The Mythology of Cats: Feline Legend and Lore through the Ages

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Loretta Hausman

Pets & Animal Care

Berkley Trade

On the first morning of the world, a man and a dog forged a solid friendship. Ever since, in cultures all around the globe, dogs have been our faithful companions -- inseparable, dependable, loyal, and loving. 
 Gerald and Loretta Hausman retell thirteen tales that capture the spirit of our beloved friend, the many-faceted dog. Here are trickster dogs, like the well-meaning but forgetful husky who accidentally brought Death to the world. Here are guardian dogs, like the wolfhound who was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect his master's baby. Here are super dogs, like the poodle who could speak four languages, catch bullets with his teeth, and change shape. Here, too, is the story of that first man and dog and the promises they made -- and many more. 
 The Hausmans beautifully evoke the varied cultures that nourished each tale -- from that of the Nyanga people of Africa to that of the Ainu of Japan and the Siberian Eskimos of Unisak -- and their rich storytelling style makes each an irresistible read-aloud. Barry Moser's brilliant watercolors gracefully pay homage to thirteen different breeds. So, dip into these pages and enjoy finding your own best friend -- in the mythic proportions every dog deserves.

Dogs of Myth: Tales From Around the World

scholastic

A single bowl of soup changes a family forever.Growing up in a small Jamaican town where his father works the docks and his mother does laundry, "Tall T" both fears and loves his father, Brother John, who leaves his six children in dire poverty by losing his wages each week to bone dice and rum. As if that were not bad enough, Brother John is bewitched by the obeah woman next door and leaves his family for her. Forced to leave school because he has no uniform, Tall T starts reading, guided by the local librarian, but he still feels helpless until he proves to himself that he is a man by climbing a 60-foot cliff called the Jacob Ladder.

The Jacob Ladder

Uton Hinds

Biographies

Scholastic Paperbacks

The JACOB'S LADDER

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers

This book by Gerald Hausman marks the author's third book of poems since New Marlboro State which Gary Snyder called ''fine poems, clear and inside / outside of things.'' The theme of Runners is not the mere physical act of long-distance running, but the art of direction-finding in life. Using this as a metaphor the poet explores the heart of the four universal directions while running through the four compass points of the American landscape. Whether he is up north in a New England blizzard or jogging along the Mississippi, Gerald Hausman invests his work with that peculiar insight common to poets of place: scenes enchant by evoking permanence through a re-calling of history and the heart, legend and the mystery of the moment. Richard Wilbur on Runners: ''Runners is full of such engaging poems as 'Porches,' 'Wood for Winter,' and 'Witnesses.' In other places such as 'The Fallen' or 'Goat Castle, Natchez,' there is some deftly conveyed frisson. And then there are admirable poems ('Ravens,' 'Heron and Trout,' 'Ending Up in Horse Creek Canyon') which are informed by a large and deep sense of participation in the whole of life. Gerald Hausman has put together a strong, subtle and varied collection.''

Runners, Poems

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Sunstone Press

STARGAZER is the story of one man's emergence through Native American ritual into the world of psychic and extraterrestrial experience. Throughout the book there is the rooted wisdom of its central personality, a visionary Navajo whose actual name is Stargazer. The story is timeless, the event is timely. The message is that we are almost out of time. (Also available on audio cassette - see cassette section).

Stargazer (Book 1)

United States

Lotus Press (WI)

Ghost Walk explores the realm of the supernatural, but these are not "ghost stories" in the usual sense. They are tales of supernatural beings meeting with native people in the great deserts of the Southwest. They are narrated by actual storytellers, so there is an authenticity here not found in many such collections. The tribal tellers are Apache, Navajo and Havasupai. The stories themselves are life-affirming and suggestive of the mysterious realms beyond our sight but not our vision. The illustrations in soft pencil capture exact locations with a beauty that is typical of Sid Hausman's mature work.

Ghost Walk: Native American Tales of the Spirit

Irie Books

Seven stories from three different Native American tribes--Coushatta Creek, Navajo, and Tsimshian -- explain the ways of the world and why certain animals have stripes while others have wings, feathers and tiny feet. Each story has a message and an easily understood moral, which can be summarized by saying, we live together, not apart. Dazzlingly illustrated by Ashley Wolff (Doctor Bird) with linoleum block prints highlighted with watercolor that give the art a shimmering and vibrant presence.

How Chipmunk Got tiny Feet

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