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The Rainbow Bridge
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The Rainbow Bridge Hardback picture book - 1995 - 1st Edition

by Wood, Audrey; Robert Florczak


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Hutash the earth goddess must decide what to do with her tribe when the Chumash people grow too numerous for their island home. This unusual legend reveals how Hutash accomplished the dangerous task of sending half of them to the land across the water-and how she saved some of the Chumash from drowning by turning them into dolphins. “Wood and debut illustrator Florczak offer a transcendent adaptation of a Native American tale, their work a shining example of economy and elegance of text, originality of interpretation and dazzling illustrative technique.”--Publishers Weekly

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Hutash the earth goddess must decide what to do with her tribe when the Chumash people grow too numerous for their island home. This unusual legend reveals how Hutash accomplished the dangerous task of sending half of them to the land across the water-and how she saved some of the Chumash from drowning by turning them into dolphins. Wood and debut illustrator Florczak offer a transcendent adaptation of a Native American tale, their work a shining example of economy and elegance of text, originality of interpretation and dazzling illustrative technique. --"Publishers Weekly"
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  • Title The Rainbow Bridge
  • Author Wood, Audrey; Robert Florczak
  • Binding Hardback - picture book
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 32
  • Language EN
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York
  • Date 1995-10-13
  • ISBN 9780152654757

Media reviews

"A shining example of economy and elegance of text, originality of interpretation and dazzling illustrative technique....Collaborative storytelling at its best."—Publishers Weekly
"Enthralling."—San Francisco Chronicle
"Dynamic pictures and an unusual story set this volume apart from the familiar run of Native American tales."—School Library Journal

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