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Back in the Beforetime: And Other Native Americans Tales from the Southeast

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By Jane Louise Curry
Publisher Simon Schuster - (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Back in the Beforetime: And Other Native Americans Tales from the Southeast
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A retelling of twentytwo legends about the creation of the world from a variety of California Indian tribes.

24201 words24,201 words
144 pages144 pages
Lexile 730LLexile 730L
Grade 3 to 6Grade 3 to 6
Published 1987Published 1987

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Hear it content Hear it tenderest Hear it hollow Hear it quiver Hear it chant Hear it limb Hear it hunger Hear it grizzly Hear it badger Hear it lodge Hear it temper Hear it scent Hear it council Hear it snug Hear it lend Hear it prop Hear it mush Hear it dim Hear it bundle Hear it perch Hear it elder Hear it rich Hear it spare Hear it argue Hear it haul Hear it roast Hear it fellow Hear it flock Hear it canyon Hear it hummingbird Hear it swift Hear it hind Hear it shaft Hear it moisten Hear it admire Hear it seek Hear it boulder Hear it border Hear it thread Hear it weary Hear it rim Hear it stung Hear it falcon Hear it fierce Hear it greedy Hear it cautious Hear it gamble Hear it dam Hear it roam Hear it ridge Hear it ledge Hear it yelp Hear it shrill Hear it admit Hear it disguise Hear it screech Hear it obey Hear it porcupine Hear it shame Hear it damp Hear it stumble Hear it tortoise Hear it flea Hear it crouch Hear it caribou Hear it streak Hear it otter Hear it separate Hear it downhill Hear it nonsense Hear it brightness Hear it eager Hear it wicked Hear it sip Hear it bushy Hear it firewood Hear it twitch Hear it offer Hear it sprang Hear it riverbank Hear it speedy Hear it moss Hear it rail Hear it pity Hear it awhile Hear it heap Hear it shallow Hear it pleasant Hear it reddish Hear it cloak Hear it grandson Hear it antelope Hear it underside Hear it autumn Hear it midday Hear it rotten Hear it stony Hear it geese Hear it foggy Hear it watery
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Book ISBN:

9780689504105

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