Everything is large in this village andthe giant people seem to have been waiting for him. These very large people are the killer whale people whowelcomes him into their village and greets him as being a chief,since he is the chief's son. The summaryof this story is about a young American Nativeboy is thrown from hiscanoe during an ocean storm and is washed ashore under a strange skynear a village inhibited by verylarge people who welcomes him. There is also a Teacher's Guide for thisbook available from Ten Speed Press.Īt the last page he has a killer whale design and he dedicatesthis book for Kyle and LeAnn and portions of the proceedsis donatedto the Haida Gwaii Rediscovery program for tribal youth. He gives special thanks to BillHolm and Jay Haavik for sharing their knowledge and encouragement,also to Chris Landon, Native cultural advisor, and tothe NorthwestCoast people and culture. This book was carefully composed entirely of Native storyelements both in narrative and art.

A paragraphexplaining the Initiation, animals encountered in human form andexchange of gifts and culture-'potlatching.' Another paragraph ofReturn, object given to assist return, mysterious return by 'wishingcontinually', time is out of joint, and claiming of a crest.

Paul also gives a description of the Northwest Coast motifs ofSeparation, 'wandering too far from the village invitessupernaturalencounters,' mysterious entrance to the Spirit World. Towards the backof thisbook, he notes, 'common to all the world's mythologies is theAdventure of the Hero, whose pattern of experience renownedscholarJoseph Campbell describes the three rites of passage: separation,initiation, and return.' He also notes that in no placeis thisuniversal theme more powerfully represented than in the rich oraltraditions and bold graphic art of the Haida, Tlinget,and otherNative peoples of the Northwest Coast of North America.' Paul Owen Lewis has published seven books for children,including Frog Girl, a campion to this book. Another award was the Washington StateGovernor's Writer's Award. It was also named Best Children's Book ofthe year by the Pacific Northwest BooksellersAssociation and was a PBS television 'Storytime'selection during 1996-2001. It has32 pages and is a winner of both American Book Award and the Washington StateGovenor's writer's Award.

It is written and illustrated by Paul Owen Lewis. This book was first published in 1995 by Gareth StevensPublishing.

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