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Summary: An Indian legend about the Sleeping Bear - an island seen from the Wisconsin shore.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mishe-Mokwa Publications 1979
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 SPR1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 398.2 SPR
Strauss, Jenifer.
Contents: Michigan, The Northland (original poem) (2:15) -- Mando on the porch (original instrumental) by Jack Wiswell -- The story lamp (original story) (10:04) -- How bear lost his tail (adapted traditional) (8:29) -- How Paul Bunyan made the stars and the moon (original) (8:22) -- The talkative turtle (adapted traditional) (8:48) -- The legend of Kichi-iti-kipi (original) (22:16) -- Michigan, my...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Story Be Told Productions 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JUV STREsbensen, Barbara Juster.
Summary: Tired of wandering in the sky, the star maiden searches for the perfect home on earth.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1988
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.26 ESBCaduto, Michael J.
Summary: A selection of traditional tales from various Indian peoples each accompanied by instructions for related activities dealing with aspects of the environment.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Fulcrum 1989
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Place a hold to request this item.Little Badger, Darcie
Summary: "Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he's been cast from home. He's found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake. Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC LITBruchac, Joseph
Summary: Celebrates the seasons of the year through poems from the legends of such Native American tribes as the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Native BruchacJohnston, Basil.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: McClelland and Stewart 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299.78 JOHMartin, Rafe
Summary: In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being. This variation on the Cinderella tale takes place in an Algonquin village on the shores of Lake Ontario.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 1993
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: J Native MartinEhlert, Lois.
Summary: When Fox tells Mole she must move out of her tunnel to make way for a new path, Mole finds an ingenious way to save her home.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 EHLCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EHLLittle Badger, Darcie
Summary: "Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he's been cast from home. He's found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake. Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LITLondon, Jonathan
Summary: With the help of other animals, Wise Old Coyote manages to acquire fire from the wicked Yellow Jacket sisters.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.24 LONFasquelle, Ethel Rowan
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans 1950
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI History FasquelleCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.4 FASOtto, Simon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Talking Leaves 1990
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 970.3 OTTJohnston, Basil
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Royal Ontario Museum 1993
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Place a hold to request this item.De Paola, Tomie.
Summary: A retelling of the Comanche Indian legend of how a little girl's sacrifice brought the flower called bluebonnet to Texas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1983
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 398.2 DEPWeeks, George.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Altwerger and Mandel 1990
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.4635 WEECohlene, Terri
Summary: Retells the legend of Clamshell Boy, who rescues a captured group of children from the dreaded wild woman Ishcus. Includes information on the customs and lifestyle of the Makah Indians.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Watermill Press 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 COHNowlan, Alden.
Contents: The star brides -- Three boys and the giants -- The man who hated winter -- The invisible boy -- The captive -- The snow vampire -- The chief who refused to die -- Brother to the bears -- The man who wanted to live forever.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lancelot Press 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 NOWWargin, Kathy-jo.
Summary: Retells the story of the great turtle Makinauk that enlists the aid of other animals to help create the special place known as Mackinac Island.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 WARCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 WARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 398.2 WARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J MI WarginFasquelle, Ethel Rowan
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 FASCurtis, Edward S.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 CUROrtakales, Denise.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Native OrtakalesGoldin, Barbara Diamond.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 GOLWeso, T. F. Pecore (Thomas F. Pecore)
Summary: "Native Americans have a long tradition of storytelling. Now, you can easily introduce your children to these rich cultures with a compilation of powerful tales from multiple tribes like the Cheyenne and the Lenape. What sets this book apart from other Native American books for kids: Tales from 12 tribes--Kids will embark on a literary adventure with 12 stories from tribes around America,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2022