Sleeping Lady
Ann Dixon Ilustrat de Etc Johns, Elizabethen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2001
To many people who gaze across Cook Inlet from Anchorage, Alaska, Mount Susitna looks like a slumbering woman. The Sleeping Lady is a modern-day folk legend that accounts for both Alaska's first snowfall and for the origin of this beautiful mountain. It is also a classic tale about a time of peace and the consequences of war.
Enchanting oil paintings by artist Elizabeth Johns capture the village life of the giant people, a prehistoric, peace-loving group and the drama that ensues when they must face a band of menacing warriors. The tale centers on the fate of the story’s two betrothed lovers, Nekatla and Susitna, whose encounters with war bring a lasting change to the land and their people.
Cloaked in snow in winter and wildflowers in summer, Mount Susitna embodies the hope for peace so relevant at any age. As much a mythical explanation for natural phenomena as it is a tale about a time when people lived in harmony with nature and each other.
Enchanting oil paintings by artist Elizabeth Johns capture the village life of the giant people, a prehistoric, peace-loving group and the drama that ensues when they must face a band of menacing warriors. The tale centers on the fate of the story’s two betrothed lovers, Nekatla and Susitna, whose encounters with war bring a lasting change to the land and their people.
Cloaked in snow in winter and wildflowers in summer, Mount Susitna embodies the hope for peace so relevant at any age. As much a mythical explanation for natural phenomena as it is a tale about a time when people lived in harmony with nature and each other.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780882404950
ISBN-10: 0882404954
Pagini: 32
Ilustrații: 14
Dimensiuni: 211 x 274 x 5 mm
Greutate: 0.11 kg
Ediția:Anniversary
Editura: ALASKA NORTHWEST BOOKS
ISBN-10: 0882404954
Pagini: 32
Ilustrații: 14
Dimensiuni: 211 x 274 x 5 mm
Greutate: 0.11 kg
Ediția:Anniversary
Editura: ALASKA NORTHWEST BOOKS
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Recenzii
“Beautiful and enchanting pictures help to make this modern-day folk legend one children will want to read over and over again. Its message about war and peace leaves a lasting impression on the reader.” —Review from Parent Council ™
“Dixon's serene presentation resonates with the simplicity of a Native American legend. Johns's oil paintings are an apt complement, their handsome, ethnic-appearing characters and reverence for the land adding drama and atmosphere. Especially striking are the illustrations' thematic borders, which subtly reflect the story's changing moods.” —Publishers Weekly
“Dixon's serene presentation resonates with the simplicity of a Native American legend. Johns's oil paintings are an apt complement, their handsome, ethnic-appearing characters and reverence for the land adding drama and atmosphere. Especially striking are the illustrations' thematic borders, which subtly reflect the story's changing moods.” —Publishers Weekly
“Although the setting is unique to Alaska, the text, which focuses more on the story line and action than on description and detail, will hold the interest of readers, storytellers, and listeners everywhere. A great introduction to or enhancement for units on war, peace, decision making, cooperation, love, or myths and legends.” --School Library Journal
"The passages flow like poetry."--Small Press
"The passages flow like poetry."--Small Press
“The text is reserved and compelling, and the paintings reinforce its tone and mood with earthy, folk-style images of the people and their land.” ---The Horn Book
Notă biografică
Ann Dixon is the author of numerous books including Alone Across the Arctic, Big-Enough Anna, Blueberry Shoe, and When Posey Peeked at Christmas. She is a librarian and lives in Willow, Alaska.
Elizabeth Johns is a painter and has illustrated several books including The Sleeping Lady and Sunflower Sal. She is a former resident of the Pacific Northwest and now lives in Bristol, Tennessee.
Elizabeth Johns is a painter and has illustrated several books including The Sleeping Lady and Sunflower Sal. She is a former resident of the Pacific Northwest and now lives in Bristol, Tennessee.
Comentariile autorului
"The story of the mountain [Mount Susitna] of the Sleeping Lady has traveled by word of mouth throughout the region since at least the 1930s. The source of the original story is unknown.... According to scholar James Kari of the Alaska Native Language Center, Dena'ina Athabascan storytellers Shem Pete and Peter Kalifornsky did not consider the Sleeping Lady story to be part of the body of traditional Dena'ina language legends. The story is told, however, in English among Athabascans in the Tyonek area today. One elder I spoke with remembers hearing it in 1936 in Kenai.... Whatever its origin, it is clear that oral versions of the Sleeping Lady story have circulated widely. The history of its telling illustrates the power of stories to reach across time and cultures, as well as the need for continuing efforts to document Alaskan tales."
---From A Note to the Reader by Ann Dixon.
---From A Note to the Reader by Ann Dixon.
Descriere
Gazing across Cook Inlet from Anchorage, Alaska, people have imagined that the sprawling peak across the inlet is a slumbering woman. Out of this idyllic landscape, has come a tale about a time of peace and the consequences of war. Evocative paintings and this retold tale capture the village life of the giant people, a prehistoric, peace-loving group and the drama that ensues when they must face a band of menacing warriors. The tale centers on the fate of the story’s two betrothed lovers, Nekatla and Susitna, whose encounters with war bring a lasting change to the land and their people. The story is both a mythical explanation for natural phenomena and a tale about a time when people lived in harmony with nature and each other.