Seventeen-year-old Johnny Least-Weasel knows that his grandfather Albert is a stubborn old man and won't stop checking his own traplines even though other men his age stopped doing so years ago. But Albert Least-Weasel has been running traplines in the Alaskan wilderness alone for the past sixty years. Nothing has ever gone wrong on the trail he knows so well. When Albert doesn't come back from checking his traps, with the temperature steadily plummeting, Johnny must decide quickly whether to trust his grandfather or his own instincts. Written in alternating chapters that relate the...
Seventeen-year-old Johnny Least-Weasel knows that his grandfather Albert is a stubborn old man and won't stop checking his own traplines even thoug...
This is a collection of Alaska Native folklore and mythology. All the various regions and tribal groups are represented in this collection. The collector is John Smelcer who is a writer, poet, and folklorist and who is himself a member of an Alaska Native tribe. Several of the stories are accompanied by illustrations by Larry Vienneau. This work was originally published in Alaska in 1992. This is the second, revised and expanded edition.
This is a collection of Alaska Native folklore and mythology. All the various regions and tribal groups are represented in this collection. The collec...
This is a collection of stories from the Ahtna Indians of Alaska, collected and retold by tribe member John Smelcer. Numerous illustrations by Larry Vienneau accompany the stories and numerous pictures of the Ahtna Indians and the storytellers are also included. The book's Foreword is by Gary Snyder. Each story is introduced by John Smelcer. A comprehensive bibliography of works on Alaskan mythology and folklore is included at the end.
This is a collection of stories from the Ahtna Indians of Alaska, collected and retold by tribe member John Smelcer. Numerous illustrations by Larr...
"In a world where the media relentlessly enflames fear and hatred, here is a quiet voice espousing the triumph of love and peace." Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"This book shows the many similarities between Buddhism and Christianity, such as the practices of compassion, love, contemplation, and tolerance." The Dalai Lama
"This may be exactly the way it happened. A tour de force." Tom O'Horgan, director of Jesus Christ Superstar
"May this book bring a lot of benefit to people who read it." Thich Nhat Hanh, Love in Action
"A book that reminds us again and...
"In a world where the media relentlessly enflames fear and hatred, here is a quiet voice espousing the triumph of love and peace." Archbishop Desmo...
Hace 2.000 aNos un predicador llamado JesUs fue condenado a la crucifixiOn . Un hombre llamado SimOn, de Cirene, se vio obligado a ayudar a JesUs a llevar la cruz pesada. Desde entonces, sus descendientes han salvaguardado un secreto increIble.
2,000 years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher named Jesus was condemned to be crucified--an all too familiar spectacle in Jerusalem in those days. A man named Simon, from Cyrene was compelled to help Jesus carry the heavy cross through the crowded streets. What did Simon witness? What did he and Jesus talk about? Eager to learn more...
Hace 2.000 aNos un predicador llamado JesUs fue condenado a la crucifixiOn . Un hombre llamado SimOn, de Cirene, se vio obligado a ayudar a JesUs a...
"Smelcer's anger about these stolen children is apparent but controlled, and he provides a well-judged balance of horror and hope, with the friendship among his protagonists giving the book heart." --Horn Book
"A poignant story of colonization and assimilation, something I know a little bit about. A masterpiece." --Chinua Achebe
"Smooth, cadenced telling. . . . The four protagonists are accessibly teen, which gives their plight an immediacy." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Smelcer's prose is lyrical,...
Praise for John Smelcer:
"Smelcer's anger about these stolen children is apparent but controlled, and he provides a well-judged balance of h...
