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40 pp.
| Alaska
| April, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-1-5132-6095-2$16.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-5132-6096-9
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Mindy Dwyer.
When Granddaughter rushes and spills blueberries, Grandmother explains how trickster raven Chulyen's nose became bent because he hurried. After Chulyen loses his beak, an old woman uses it as a tool; Chulyen steals his nose back, but without noticing it's now worn and crooked. Sprightly comic-style art and the inclusion of Dena'ina words make this an engaging retelling from southern Alaska. Reading list. Glos.
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Mindy Dwyer.
Each double-page spread features a boy and girl's rhyming assessment of the season ("Winter is cold, / sending shivers down deep. / In thick, furry coats / the wild animals sleep") set against a cool-color-rich backdrop. The rhymes aren't original, but Dwyer's watercolor images, especially of frost on the window and the northern lights against the night sky, are enticing.
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Mindy Dwyer.
The three little pigs are homesteading in Alaska, where the first two pigs quickly create slapdash shelters and the clever third pig constructs an igloo, which saves them all when a hungry grizzly comes knocking. Zany illustrations of three outdoorsy pigs accompanied by folksy borders place this heavy-hoofed retelling solidly in the North Country.