New Releases by Joseph Bruchac

With grace and drama, Abenaki poet and author Joseph Bruchac retells ten Native American legends of awe-inspiring landscapes. These wise stories, together with Thomas Locker''s luminous paintings, evoke the sacred places above, below, and within us all. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

A collection of poems by award-winning storyteller and author Joseph Bruchac.

"A thoughtful collection that eloquently bears out the theme of unity of all creatures." —School Library Journal Native American elders will tell you there is as much to see in the night as in the familiar light of day, and here Abenaki storyteller and American Book Award recipient Joseph Bruchac offers twelve unforgettable stories of the living earth seen from the sky. "From the Mohawk and Missisquoi peoples of the Northeastern United States to the Pima, Cochiti Pueblo, and Navajo people of the Southwest to the Subarctic Inuit, these pieces reflect an awe and appreciation of the natural world. Locker''s deeply hued paintings burst with the beauty of night." —The Horn Book

When Ohkwa''ri overhears a group of older boys planning a raid on a neighboring village, he immediately tells his Mohawk elders. He has done the right thing—but he has also made enemies. Grabber and his friends will do anything they can to hurt him, especially during the village-wide game of Tekwaarathon (lacrosse). Ohkwa''ri believes in the path of peace, but can peaceful ways work against Grabber''s wrath? "An exciting story that also offers an in-depth look at Native American life centuries ago." —Kirkus Reviews

The time is ten thousand years ago and the place is the shores of Lake Champlain, a land inhabited by Abenaki communities who hunt, gather, and follow the cycles of their unspoiled natural world in relative harmony. Joseph Bruchac, a nationally renowned storyteller and writer of Native American tales, uses this setting not just to spin a compelling adventure yarn but also to re-create with grace, fullness, and clarity the cultural, social, and spiritual systems of these pre-contact Native Americans. In this third novel of his trilogy about the "people of the dawnland," the lake they call Petonbowk -- "the waters between" Vermont''s Green Mountains and New York''s Adirondacks -- holds both sustenance and danger, and Young Hunter, the "young, broad-shouldered man whose heart was good for all the people," is called upon to confront a dual menace. A "deepseer" or shaman, he must use his full powers first to comprehend the threats and then to defeat them. The lake, it seems, holds a huge water-snake monster that makes it impossible to reap the waters'' bountiful harvest of fish and game. And, worse, a tortured outcast, Watches Darkness, has turned against his tribe and is using his deepseer''s knowledge to perpetrate horrible acts of senseless evil: he destroys whole villages out of sheer malevolence; he literally eats his victims'' hearts to absorb their powers; he kills his own grandmother without remorse. As the tension between hunter and hunted mounts, Bruchac seamlessly weaves stories within the story, the lore that connects the people to each other and to their heritage, so that the novel becomes not just an archetypal battle of good versus evil but a vivid depiction of traditional New England Indian culture in pre-Columbian times. Richly atmospheric, resonant with Native American spirituality, melodious with the rhythms of the Abenaki language, The Waters Between paints both an epic quest and a colorful portrait of "the lives of people living as human beings were told to live by the Talker. Never perfect, often failing, but always growing, always part of something larger than themselves, their varied heartbeats meshing together to make the one great, healthy heartbeat which was the Only People."

"Unusual and intelligent...An exemplary introduction to Native American culture with its emphasis on the importance of nature." —Publishers Weekly In Native American legend, the thirteen scales on Old Turtle''s back hold the key to the thirteen cycles of the moon and the changing seasons. These lyrical poems and striking paintings celebrate the wonder of the seasons, from the Northern Cheyenne''s Moon of the Popping Trees to the Big Moon of the Abenaki. "This book instills a spiritual respect for our land and an appreciation for the people who were its first caring guardians." —American Bookseller A Notable Children''s Trade Book in the Language Arts An IRA Teacher''s Choice Book A Notable Children''s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

The author shares in this memoir how he came to fully understand, and eventually claim, his Native American heritage, despite his grandparents'' unspoken pact to never discuss Grandpa''s Abenaki blood. Photos.

Using stories to show the importance of wildlife in Native American traditions, this book gives parents and teachers an exciting way to teach children about animals.

Using tribal tales from across the country as inspiration, the authors provide practical information about seed preservation, planting and maintaining the garden, reaping and cooking the harvest.

Roots of Survival uses the lens of traditional Native American stories and environmental teachings to focus on the relationship of Native traditions to contemporary life. In four parts, each anchored by a Native American story, the author examines the sources of human, ecological and spiritual survival through Native traditions and then considers the paths we can follow to survive.

A collection of Native American nature stories which focus on the importance of plants.

The Parabola Storytime series is a collection of stories and myths by the leading storytellers of Native American tribes. Originally produced by "Parabola" magazine in audio format, many of these stories appear here in written form for the first time, with the permission of tribal elders, and are enhanced by artwork authentic to the tradition. These stories evoke the beauty, wisdom, and living spirit of surviving oral traditions. In these six Iroquois tales, animals showcase the best of human emotions and spirit. Buzzard flies to the Creator to bring back clothes for all the birds. Tiny Chipmunk takes on massive and powerful Bear in a challenge to determine whether or not the sun will keep rising. In the title story, a young boy has lost his human family and finds love in the home of the Bears. Wise and foolish, cowardly and brave animals teach humans how to live better lives, while providing entertainment. This replaces 006021287X.

In Long River, Joseph Bruchac secures his reputation as one of America''s finest Native American storytellers. Set in a time and place before memory, Long River is the exciting sequel to Bruchac''s acclaimed first novel, Dawn Land. In the rich and authentic tradition of his Abenaki ancestors, Bruchac continues his story of Young Hunter, the finest warrior in the village of the Only People who lived in the Northeast ten thousand years ago. An exquisite tale of friendship, courage, trust and adventure, Long River enriches the reader with a broader understanding of the lifeways and highly developed value systems of native people.

Collection of essays, short stories, poems, and plays about Native American life by such authors as Sherman Alexie, Tomson Highway, N. Scott Momaday, and Roberta Hill Whiteman.

After the passing of her great-grandmother, a young Indian girl recalls the times they spent together in a moving celebration of the love between the young and the old and the beauty of the natural world.

Native American cultures celebrate 13 months of the year. Each moon has its own story and represents the 13 sections on a turtle''s back. These poems are based on native legends

Perennial favourites with educators, the bestselling "Keepers" series presents environmental issues from a Native perspective. Look for a new cover on this re-release.

A teacher''s guide to Keepers of the Animals, including a biographies and reading lists.

For use in schools and libraries only. Celebrates the seasons of the year through poems from the legends of such Native American tribes as the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux.

A collection of Native American tales and myths focusing on the relationship between man and nature.

In the tradition of Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and the Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, these are American folktales for everyone''s enjoyment and amusement. Outrageous events pile up faster than mosquitoes can carry off cows.

Twenty-one leading American Indian poets discuss the role of Native American culture in their work, the forces that shape contemporary Native American poetry, and the prospects of that poetry''s surviving as a form apart from the poetry of the dominant culture.

An illustrated collection of traditional Iroquois tales about animals, adventures, monsters, and other topics.

Tommy and his uncle are both very far from home. Tommy is away at a Native American boarding school, and his Uncle George is on an unknown island in the Pacific Ocean, fighting in World War II. Neither of them is allowed to write in their Navajo language, but the letters they exchange help them both through some hard times.