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The Ghost Dance
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The Ghost Dance Paperback - 2001

by Paul Morin (Illustrator); Alice McLerran

“McLerran’s elegant, spare text begins by describing the result of white settlers’ relentless westward movement in the U.S. The scenario is one often related in books sympathetic to Native Americans: buffalo, their hides stripped, left to rot on the prairie; streams stripped of fish; and herds of elk and buffalo depleted. In poetic prose, she talks about a Paiute visionary, Tavibo, and his son who each dreamed that if Native peoples danced, the white people would disappear and the ghosts of the wildlife that had been decimated would return. . . . Morin’s thoughtful assemblages contain many objects that place the book in its historical context. The evocative paintings feature a variety of textures. . . . This stunning book will hold great appeal for environmentally conscious readers, and will interest classroom teachers seeking a poetic call-to-action.” —School Library Journal, starred


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“McLerran’s elegant, spare text begins by describing the result of white settlers’ relentless westward movement in the U.S. The scenario is one often related in books sympathetic to Native Americans: buffalo, their hides stripped, left to rot on the prairie; streams stripped of fish; and herds of elk and buffalo depleted. In poetic prose, she talks about a Paiute visionary, Tavibo, and his son who each dreamed that if Native peoples danced, the white people would disappear and the ghosts of the wildlife that had been decimated would return. . . . Morin’s thoughtful assemblages contain many objects that place the book in its historical context. The evocative paintings feature a variety of textures. . . . This stunning book will hold great appeal for environmentally conscious readers, and will interest classroom teachers seeking a poetic call-to-action.” —School Library Journal, starred

First line

The People lived in sunlight then.

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  • Title The Ghost Dance
  • Author Paul Morin (Illustrator); Alice McLerran
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books
  • Date March 27, 2001
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780618111435 / 0618111433
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 10.8 x 0.1 in (21.34 x 27.43 x 0.25 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 600
  • Library of Congress subjects Indians of North America - Religion, Ghost dance
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.54
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