How Chipmunk Got His Stripes (Picture Puffin Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0142500216 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"An easy book for little ones to grasp" according to kevin gregerson. A good story about bragging and the consequences associated withI dont like that the chipmunk called bear stupid. Foolish and silly was enough. Alicia Fishman said Five Stars. Great story. Nice illustrations!. The Native American legend of how Bear gave Chipmunk his stripes There is an entire sub-genre of myth and folklore consisting of stories that explain the distinctive qualities of animals. "How Chipmunk Got His Stripes" is a Native American story told along the East Coast, and in the Author's Notes for this volume we learn that while there are Cherokee, Abenaki and Mohawk versions, the earliest written one to be found is of Iroquois origin. What the father and son team of Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac provide here is a longer and more detailed than what might be fo
Ages 5-8. But when someone else is wrong, it is not a good idea to tease him"), the dialogue is effective and invites audience participation--especially the repeated phrases with sound effects, as when the quarrelsome pair sit side by side all night chanting: "The sun will not come up, hummph!" and "The sun is going to rise, oooh!" Aruego and Dewey (Antarctica Antics) create lush landscapes, but Bear and Brown Squirrel are uncharacteristically bland, often featuring the same facial expressions repeatedly. From Publishers Weekly In Bruchac and his son's (When the Chenoo Howls) serviceable retelling of a Native American pourquoi tale, Brown Squirrel challenges prideful Bear to keep the sun from rising. Though the prose occasionally falters (e.g., "Everyone was happy except for one animal. When the sun does rise, and Brown Squirrel teases Bear, Bear threatens to eat Brown Squirrel, and his claw marks transform t
Brown Squirrel is so happy to be right that he teases Bear. Sure enough, the sky reddens and the sun appears. Bear brags that he can do anything-even stop the sun from rising. Brown Squirrel doesn't believe him, so the two wait all night to see if the sun will rise. What happens when a little brown squirrel teases a big black bear? Brown Squirrel gets stripes and is called chipmunk from that day forward Joseph and James Bruchac join forces to create this buoyant picture book, based on a Native American folktale.Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey.