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Totem Tales

Legends of the Rainforest

by (author) Ted Meyers

Publisher
Hancock House
Initial publish date
Jan 2005
Category
Native American, North America, Native American Studies
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888394682
    Publish Date
    Jan 2005
    List Price
    $9.95

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Description

Discover how rivers were formed, how Raven freed the people, why there are so many mosquitos, and why rabbits hop-at least according to the legends. Written in simple yet informative text that will be especially enjoyed by children. This book tells the Indian legends behind many of nature's wonders. Among the twenty-three tales told, you will discover how rivers were formed, how Raven freed the people, why there are so many mosquitos, and why rabbits hop-at least according to the legends. Totem Tales is for an audience of all ages, but is written in simple yet informative text that will be especially enjoyed by children.

About the author

Ted Meyers researches the First Nations Legends behind many of nature's wonders. He has uncovered many hitherto unknown facts pertaining to North American Indigenous legends. A Graduate of RCAF Survival School, Ted Meyers has assisted on RCAF Search and Rescue teams in Labrador. He also spent many days in Saskatchewan under the watchful, and critical eye of his grandfather Fred Henderson, a well known woodsman and master of woodlore. He currently resides in Victoria.

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