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From: Jennifer Bromann <bromannj>
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:35:44 -0700 (PDT)
Since this posting I have obtained a copy of this book to view. Does anyone know if the clothing of the people is authentic? It looks like they are wearing fur. Would a tribe in the south wear fur?
Jennifer Bromann Lincoln-Way Central High School New Lenox, IL
--- Laurel Balkema <balkemal at gvsu.edu> wrote:
>
> Our library received a new Native American
> legend/picture book about a Louisiana hurricane and
> flood a month before Katrina hit, and I have been
> sharing it with my education students during Library
> Instruction Sessions. I thought perhaps some of you
> might also be interested in it.
>
> Moon's Cloud Blanket by Rose Anne St. Romain (first
> book for her!) ; illustrated by Joan C. Waites.
> Publisher: Gretna, La. : Pelican Pub. Co., 2003.
>
> The OCLC summary says: "In this retelling of a
> Native American tale, The Moon weaves a blanket of
> clouds around a mother and her children who are
> freezing atop a cypress tree, having sought shelter
> from a flood."
>
> The flood was caused by a hurricane, and The legend
> explains that The cloud blanket, which was created
> by The Moon to keep The family warm, turned into The
> Spanish Moss so prevalent in The South. The
> watercolor illustrations really set The mood and
> communicate The mystical feelings of The Cloud
> Blanket. The author has a personal note at The end
> of The story as well.
>
> K. Laurel Balkema, Senior Reference Librarian
> Children's, & Young Adult Literature Collections
> Grand Valley State University Library
> One Campus Drive
> ALLENDALE MI 49401-9403
> e:mail: balkemal at gvsu.edu
> phone: (616) 331-2631 fax: (616) 331-2895
>
>
>
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Received on Sun 02 Oct 2005 10:35:44 PM CDT
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:35:44 -0700 (PDT)
Since this posting I have obtained a copy of this book to view. Does anyone know if the clothing of the people is authentic? It looks like they are wearing fur. Would a tribe in the south wear fur?
Jennifer Bromann Lincoln-Way Central High School New Lenox, IL
--- Laurel Balkema <balkemal at gvsu.edu> wrote:
>
> Our library received a new Native American
> legend/picture book about a Louisiana hurricane and
> flood a month before Katrina hit, and I have been
> sharing it with my education students during Library
> Instruction Sessions. I thought perhaps some of you
> might also be interested in it.
>
> Moon's Cloud Blanket by Rose Anne St. Romain (first
> book for her!) ; illustrated by Joan C. Waites.
> Publisher: Gretna, La. : Pelican Pub. Co., 2003.
>
> The OCLC summary says: "In this retelling of a
> Native American tale, The Moon weaves a blanket of
> clouds around a mother and her children who are
> freezing atop a cypress tree, having sought shelter
> from a flood."
>
> The flood was caused by a hurricane, and The legend
> explains that The cloud blanket, which was created
> by The Moon to keep The family warm, turned into The
> Spanish Moss so prevalent in The South. The
> watercolor illustrations really set The mood and
> communicate The mystical feelings of The Cloud
> Blanket. The author has a personal note at The end
> of The story as well.
>
> K. Laurel Balkema, Senior Reference Librarian
> Children's, & Young Adult Literature Collections
> Grand Valley State University Library
> One Campus Drive
> ALLENDALE MI 49401-9403
> e:mail: balkemal at gvsu.edu
> phone: (616) 331-2631 fax: (616) 331-2895
>
>
>
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