Spider Spins A Story
Fourteen Legends from Native America
compiled by Jill Max
(Rising Moon, 1998)
ISBN: 0873586115 — Hardcover
ISBN-10: 087358936X — Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-0873589369 — Paperback
Fourteen Native American Legends including the Kiowa, Zuni, Cherokee, Hopi, Lakota, and Muskogee, featuring the spider character in various forms, and illustrated by six Native American Artists.
A 1998 Oklahoma Book Award Finalist.
SPIDER SPINS A STORY is now available in Paperback!
Reviews:
From School Library Journal:
“A worthwhile addition to both folktale and Native American collections.”
From Reading on the Road by Alan Tack:
“Readers will relish both the stories and the lessons provided by fourteen spider legends from a wide range of Native cultures, each enlivened by the artistry of a Native painter”
From Southwest Indian Foundation:
“This popular book will help young readers appreciate the power of myth and legend in the lives of all people.”
