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Caduto, Michael J.

Keepers of life : discovering plants through Native American stories and earth activities for children / Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac ; foreword by Marilou Awiakta ; story illustrations by John Kahionhes Fadden and David Kanietakeron Fadden ; chapter illustrations by Marjorie C. Leggitt and Carol Wood.

1st Fulcrum trade pbk. ed.

Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., 1998.

xix, 265 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

A collection of Native American stories that provide information about botany, plant ecology, and natural history, accompanied by activities for children.

Indians of North America -- Folklore.

Tales -- North America.

Plant ecology -- Study and teaching (Elementary)

Human ecology -- Study and teaching (Elementary)

Nature study -- Activity programs.

Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- author.

Awiakta, Marilou, 1936- writer of foreword.

Ka-Hon-Hes, illustrator.

Fadden, David Kanietakeron, illustrator.

Leggitt, Marjorie C., illustrator.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

A guide for using and enjoying this book. Seeds of wisdom : keepers of life on earth -- Tips and techniques for bringing this book to life -- Native American stories and plant activities. The Sky Tree (Huron-Eastern Woodland) -- How Kishelemukong made the people and the seasons (Lenni Lenape-Eastern Woodland) -- The thanks to the trees (Seneca-Eastern Woodland) -- The circle of life and the clambake (Wampanoag-Eastern Woodland) -- Fallen Star's ears (Cheyenne-Plains) -- Koluskap and Malsom (Passamaquoddy-Eastern Woodland) -- Why some trees are always green (Cherokee-Southeast) -- The bitterroot (Salish-Plateau) -- Indian summer (Penobscot-Eastern Woodland) -- The first basket (Mandan-Plains) -- Blue dawn (Isleta Pueblo-Southwest) -- The woman who lives in the earth (Chugach Inuit-Arctic) -- Waw Giwulk : the center of the basket (O'odham-Southwest) -- How fox brought the forests from the sky (Snoqualmie-Pacific Northwest) -- The people of maize (Lacandon Maya-Middle America) -- Waynabozho and the wild rice (Anishinabe (Ojibwa or Chippewa)-Eastern Woodland) -- The Buffalo Bull and the cedar tree (Osage-Plains).

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