THE TREE THAT RAINS
(1994)
First printing of this retelling of the flood myth of the Huichol people of Mexico, illustrated in a style inspired by the traditional art of Central America.
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SONGS OF THE CHIPPEWA: Adapted from the Collections of Frances Densmore and Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, and Arranged for Piano and Guitar
(1974)
First edition of this collection of songs of the Chippewa tribe arranged in musical notation and translated into English.
A BOY CALLED SLOW: THE TRUE STORY OF SITTING BULL
(1994)
First edition of this beautifully illustrated book about the childhood of Sitting Bull.
THREE STONE WOMAN
(1971)
First printing of this retelling of an indigenous Alaskan folk tale about the importance of charity, inspired by Glo Coalson's time spent in the arctic circle village of Kotzebue.
JUAN THE BEAR AND THE WATER OF LIFE
(2008)
Signed first printing of this bilingual Spanish-English retelling of the folk tale of the creation of the La Acequia del Rito y la Sierra irrigation systems.
THE GIRL WHO DREAMED ONLY GEESE
(1997)
First printing, signed by the author and both illustrators, of this collection of retellings of Inuit stories, illustrated with Leo and Diane Dillon's "dramatic color paintings and exquisite black-and-white friezes" (jacket).
BROTHER TO THE WIND
(1985)
First printing of this story of an African boy who wishes to fly, poetically illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
Original Art from THE BOOK OF NAH-WEE
[circa 1932]
Matted watercolor of two children served seed cakes.
THE ROUGH-FACE GIRL
(1992)
First printing of this Algonquin CINDERELLA-like story, the tale of a scarred girl who sets out to marry an invisible being.
A SMALL TALL TALE FROM THE FAR FAR NORTH
(1993)
Signed first printing of this retelling of the adventures of a Czech folk hero among the Inuit, with illustrations mimicking a field journal.
MY INDIAN LIBRARY
1935
First edition of this complete boxed set of eight picture books, each a short story about a Native American child from different regions of North America.
THE WAVE OF THE SEA-WOLF
(1994)
Signed first printing of this adventure story drawn from Tlingit myth, the tale of how a princess saves her village – beautifully illustrated with cut paper.
ENCOUNTER
(1992)
Signed copy of this haunting tale of the tragedy of colonialism, told by a Taino boy who tried to warn his people of the dangers posed by the strange white visitors.
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