Pushing up the sky : seven native American plays for children /
Making Meaning : Grade 3 Unit 8, Grade 4 Unit 4 Alternate title
Joseph Bruchac ; illustrated by Teresa Flavin.
- 94 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
- Being a Reader 2nd Edition Curriculum Title ; Grade 3 Center for the Collaborative Classroom : Making Meaning ; Grade 3 Unit 8, Grade 4 Unit 4 Alternate title .
Includes bibliographical references (page [93]-94).
Gluskabe and old man winter Abenaki -- Star sisters Ojibway -- Possum's tail Cherokee -- Wihio's duck dance Cheyenne --Pushing up the sky Snohomish -- The cannibal monster Tlingit -- The strongest one Zuni.
Wilson's Children, October 2010 School Library Journal, March 2000 Booklist, March 2000 Choice, January 2001 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2000 Library Talk starred, September 2000 Multicultural Review, December 2000
Uses drama to tell seven different stories from Native American traditions including the Abenaki, Ojibway, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Snohomish, Tlingit, and Zuni.