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Spider Spins A Story, Fourteen Legends from Native America, compiled by Jill Max
(Rising Moon, 1998)
ISBN: 0-87358-611-5
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.
1998 Oklahoma Book Award Finalist.
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.”
