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Back in the Beforetime: Tales of the California Indians
By Jane Louise Curry and James Watts (illustrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks
Publication date February 1, 2001
Pages 134
Binding Paperback
Book category Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13 9780689840487
ISBN-10 0689840489
Dimensions 0.50 by 5.25 by 7.50 in.
Weight 0.25 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $4.99
Other format details juvenile
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Summary
A collection of twenty-two folktales from the traditions of the Northern California Indians includes tales about the animals of Beforetime, such as the Weasel, Dog, Big Bear, and the trickster Coyote. Reprint. (view table of contents)
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In these entertaining twenty-one stories from a variety of California Indian tribes, you'll meet trickster Coyote, Grizzly Bear, Dog, and Weasel. You'll find out how -- according to Indian legend -- the world began, the mountains were formed, and Sun came to light the day.

Read (and laugh) about a time when all was magic and wonder, when Man was at home in the natural world, back in the Beforetime.

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Hardcover
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from Margaret K McElderry (April 1, 1987)
9780689504105 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.75 lbs | List price $17.95
About: A retelling of twenty-two legends about the creation of the world from a variety of California Indian tribes.
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With James Watts (other contributor) | from Aladdin Paperbacks (February 1, 2001)
9780689840487 | details & prices | 134 pages | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.25 lbs | List price $4.99
About: A retelling of twenty-two legends about the creation of the world from a variety of California Indian tribes.

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