Wherever stories are told, in whatever language, life and death hold center stage, along with pain and glee, mystery and magic, fools and foes, deceit and decency. This book has them all. Here, in embellishments upon the folklore of Native American tribes from the Pacific Northwest, are tales that seek to explain the world, dispel its darkness, and celebrate its light. So, meet a sorcerer whose magic can turn a horse into a loon, a man who becomes a bush-tailed rat, a girl whose sons were born as puppies, and a Native American tribe that sought the power of shamans to escape white men bent on destroying them.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 5-12 years.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Taylor Trade Publishing .

Paul M. Levitt is professor of English at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His courses range from modern drama to the gangster novel. He has written plays, novels, children's tales, and scholarly works on theater subjects. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. Elissa S. Guralnick is professor of English and a faculty member in the college of Music at the University of Colorado, Boulder. In her scholarly work, she has written about drama, poetry, and song. In addition, she is an avid amateur pianist. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. Carolynn Roche's work has been shown in the Rocky Mountain area since 1980. Her interest in the Native American art and culture of the western United States has provided background for her illustrations published in children's books. She lives in Pueblo, Colorado. Paul M. Levitt is professor of English at the University of Colorado, Boulder. In addition to The Weighty Word Book, he has cowritten another children's book, The Stolen Appaloosa and Other Indian Stories with Elissa S. Guralnick, former professor of English, University of Colorado, Boulder. Douglas A. Burger is associate professor of English, University of Colorado, Boulder. Katherine Karcz, the illustrator, received a BFA from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, and an MA in art education from Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey. She has been working in commercial illustration for nine years and is currently teaching art in Clifton, New Jersey.