Rabbit's Snow Dance

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By Joseph Bruchac, James Bruchac
Publisher Dial Books
Rabbit's Snow Dance
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Rabbits Snow Dance Master storytellers Joseph and James Bruchac present a hip and funny take on an Iroquois folktale about the importance of patience, the seasons, and listening to your friends. Pair it with other stories about stubborn animals like Karma Wilsons Bear Wants More and Verna Aardemas Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears. Rabbit loves the winter. He knows a dance, using an Iroquois drum and song, to make it snoweven in summertime! When rabbit decides that it should snow early, he starts his dance and the snow begins to fall. The other forest animals are not happy and ask him to stop, but Rabbit doesnt listen. How much snow is too much, and will Rabbit know when to stop? The fatherson duo behind How Chipmunk Got His Stripes, Raccoons Last Race, and Turtles Race with Beaver present their latest retelling of Native American folklore. The telling is sprightly, and Newmans inkandwatercolor artwork makes an ideal companion. An appealing addition to folktale shelves. BooklistThis modern retelling maintains the Bruchacs solid reputation for keeping Native American tales fresh. School Library JournalThe picturesque language makes it a pleasure to read aloud.BCCB

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927 words927 words
32 pages32 pages
Lexile 560LLexile 560L
Grade P to 3Grade P to 3
Age 4-8Age 4-8
Published 2012Published 2012

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Book ISBN:

9780803732704

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