Raven Brings The Light

Author : Roy Henry Vickers,Robert Budd
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781550176612

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Raven Brings the Light by Roy Henry Vickers,Robert Budd Pdf

In a time when darkness covered the land, a boy named Weget is born who is destined to bring the light. With the gift of a raven's skin that allows him to fly as well as transform, Weget turns into a bird and journeys from Haida Gwaii into the sky. There he finds the Chief of the Heavens who keeps the light in a box. By transforming himself into a pine needle, clever Weget tricks the Chief and escapes with the daylight back down to Earth. Vividly portrayed through the art of Roy Henry Vickers, Weget's story has been passed down for generations. The tale has been traced back at least 3,000 years by archeologists who have found images of Weget's journey in petroglyphs on the Nass and Skeena rivers. This version of the story originates from one told to the author by Chester Bolton, Chief of the Ravens, from the village of Kitkatla around 1975.

Author : Robert Budd
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781550176216

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Cloudwalker by Robert Budd Pdf

Cloudwalker, describing the creation of the rivers, is the second in a series of Northwest Coast legends by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd. Their previous collaboration, Raven Brings the Light (2013), is a national bestseller. On British Columbia’s northwest coast lies the Sacred Headwaters—the source of three of British Columbia’s largest salmon-bearing rivers. These rivers are the source of life for all creatures in the area. But what gave life to the rivers themselves? Astace, a young Gitxsan hunter, is intent on catching a group of swans with his bare hands. He is carried away by the birds’ powerful wings and dropped in the clouds. With only a cedar box of water Astace wanders the clouds, growing weaker, stumbling and spilling the contents. When he finally returns to earth he discovers lakes, creeks, and rivers where there were none before. The Gitxsan rejoice at having him home, and name the new river they live alongside Ksien—“juice from the clouds.” Roy Henry Vickers’ vibrant artwork, including 18 new prints, accompany this new retelling of an ancient story—readers of all ages will be captivated.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Haida Indians
ISBN : 002959667X

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The Raven Steals the Light by Anonim Pdf

"This new edition of a collaboration between one of the finest living artists in North America and one of Canada’s finest poets includes a new introduction by the distinguished anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss. Ten masterful, complex drawings by Bill Reid and ten tales demonstrate the richness and range of Haida mythology, from bawdy yet profound tales of the trickster Raven to poignant, imagistic narratives of love and its complications in a world where animals speak, dreams come real, and demigods, monsters, and men live side by side."--Abebooks.com viewed Oct. 24, 2022.

Author : Robert Budd
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781550176940

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Orca Chief by Robert Budd Pdf

Orca Chief is the third in a series of Northwest Coast legends by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd. Their previous collaborations, Raven Brings the Light (2013) and Cloudwalker (2014), are award-winning national bestsellers. Thousands of years ago in the village of Kitkatla, four hunters leave home in the spring to harvest seaweed and sockeye. When they arrive at their fishing grounds, exhaustion makes them lazy and they throw their anchor overboard without care for the damage it might do to marine life or the sea floor. When Orca Chief discovers what the hunters have done, he sends his most powerful orca warriors to bring the men and their boat to his house. The men beg forgiveness for their ignorance and lack of respect, and Orca Chief compassionately sends them out with his pod to show them how to sustainably harvest the ocean’s resources. Accompanied by almost exclusively new illustrations by Roy Henry Vickers, this next installment of the Northwest Coast Legends will captivate readers young and old with its vivid imagery and remarkable storytelling.

Author : Gerald McDermott
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2001-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547351194

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Raven by Gerald McDermott Pdf

Raven, the trickster, wants to give people the gift of light. But can he find out where Sky Chief keeps it? And if he does, will he be able to escape without being discovered? His dream seems impossible, but if anyone can find a way to bring light to the world, wise and clever Raven can!

Author : Suzanne I. Barchers
Publisher : Red Chair Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781684526567

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Raven Brings Back the Sun: A Tale from Canada by Suzanne I. Barchers Pdf

In the far north of Canada, daylight disappears for much of the year. This Inuit legend describes how the First People of Canada explained the sun’s return to their remote lands.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Margaret K. McElderry Books
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : UOM:49015002796143

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How Raven Brought Light to People by Anonim Pdf

Raven gives the sun, the moon, and the stars to the people of the world by tricking the great chief who is hoarding them in three boxes.

Author : Roy Henry Vickers,Robert Budd
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781550177404

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Peace Dancer by Roy Henry Vickers,Robert Budd Pdf

The children of the Tsimshian village of Kitkatla love to play at being hunters, eager for their turn to join the grown-ups. But when they capture and mistreat a crow, the Chief of the Heavens, angered at their disrespect, brings down a powerful storm. The rain floods the Earth and villagers have no choice but to abandon their homes and flee to their canoes. As the seas rise, the villagers tie themselves to the top of Anchor Mountain, where they pray for days on end and promise to teach their children to value all life. The storm stops and the waters recede. From that point on, the villagers appoint a chief to perform the Peace Dance at every potlatch and, with it, pass on the story of the flood and the importance of respect. With eighteen new illustrations from Roy Henry Vickers and exceptional narrative, Peace Dancer will delight readers of all ages and add to the collection of global flood stories.

Author : Bernd Heinrich
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781476794563

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Ravens in Winter by Bernd Heinrich Pdf

Presents a detailed investigation into the feeding behavior of ravens during four winters in Maine and comes up with several unexpected conclusions.

Author : Roy Henry Vickers,Robert Budd
Publisher : First West Coast Books
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1550179047

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Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak by Roy Henry Vickers,Robert Budd Pdf

With bright and bold illustrations by celebrated Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers, this sturdy board book introduces iconic sounds of the West Coast and supports the language development of babies and toddlers. From the roar of the sea lions, to the creak and rustle of cedar branches in the wind, to the sacred drumming of a potlatch and the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean, the rhythmic text, vibrant illustrations and glossy tactile finish of Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak will delight the very youngest readers.

Author : Sydney Solis
Publisher : Storytime Yoga
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780977706303

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Storytime Yoga by Sydney Solis Pdf

Help create peaceful children and a peaceful world with this book that teaches the universal wisdom of yoga philosophy using multicultural, interfaith stories to bring peace and character education to children and families.

Author : Garth Stein
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780857205780

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A Sudden Light by Garth Stein Pdf

From the author of the million-copy bestselling The Art of Racing in the Raincomes the breathtaking and long-awaited new novel. This novel centres on four generations of a once terribly wealthy and influential timber family who have fallen from grace; a mysterious yet majestic mansion, crumbling slowy into the bluff overlooking Puget Sound in Seattle; a love affair so powerful it reaches across the planes of existence; and a young man who simply wants his parents to once again experience the moment they fell in love, hoping that if can feel that emotion again, maybe they won't get divorced after all.

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433069354276

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The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Pdf

Author : Roy Henry Vickers
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781550179743

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Ben the Sea Lion by Roy Henry Vickers Pdf

Tsimshian storyteller and artist Roy Henry Vickers shares an adventure from his childhood in the Indigenous village of Kitkatla, on BC’s north coast. When Uncle Johnny accidentally catches an orphaned sea lion pup in his fishing net, young Roy and his cousin Bussy take responsibility for nursing the tiny creature back to health. They name the pup Ben, short for Teeben—the Tsimshian word for sea lion. With the boys’ loving care, Ben eats and eats and grows and grows, getting up to all sorts of fun in Kitkatla, including towing the boys in their skiff and showing local dogs who is boss! Eventually, Ben must return to the wild, leaving his human friends to remember him fondly. Fifteen original illustrations by Roy Henry Vickers accompany the text, capturing the beauty of the West Coast and the richness of village life. Ben the Sea Lion will delight readers of all ages.

Author : Maria Williams
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001-06-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780789201638

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How Raven Stole the Sun by Maria Williams Pdf

A long time ago, Raven was pure white, like fresh snow in winter. This was so long ago that the only light came from campfires, because a greedy chief kept the stars, moon, and sun locked up in elaborately carved boxes. Determined to free them, the shape-shifting Raven resourcefully transformed himself into the chief's baby grandson and cleverly tricked him into opening the boxes and releasing the starlight and moonlight. Though tired of being stuck in human form, Raven maintained his disguise until he got the chief to open the box with the sun and flood the world with daylight, at which point he gleefully transformed himself back into a raven. When the furious chief locked him in the house, Raven was forced to escape through the small smokehole at the top — and that's why ravens are now black as smoke instead of white as snow. This engaging Tlingit story is brought to life in painterly illustrations that convey a sense of the traditional life of the Northwest Coast peoples. About the Tales of the People series: Created with the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Tales of the People is a series of children's books celebrating Native American culture with illustrations and stories by Indian artists and writers. In addition to the tales themselves, each book also offers four pages filled with information and photographs exploring various aspects of Native culture, including a glossary of words in different Indian languages.