The deetkatoo : Native American stories about little people

Summary:

Twenty-two stories retold from fourteen Native-American groups from Alaska to mid-South America. Little people predate the Europeans in the Western Hemisphere. They live in forests, in water, underground, and on mountains. Though each tale is different, the little people themselves are recognizable from one story to the next. They are capable of playing tricks, yet offer help when someone is in trouble. They run and hide, yet want to make friends, even propose marriage. Complementing the tales are perceptive illustrations of Native American artist Ron Hilbert Coy, demonstrating that the helpful (and sometimes not so helpful) little people are everywhere -- at least for those who have eyes to see them.

Contents:

Weaker and weaker (Inuit)
Three wishes (Mohawk)
Proud-woman and all-kinds-of-trees (Seneca)
Girl who married the little man (Inuit)
Little ones and their mouse helpers (Cherokee)
All are my friends (Yurok)
Little house in the deep water (Cherokee)
Boy who married the little woman (Maliseet)
Two bad friends (Inuit)
Little people who build the temples (Maya)
How the dead came back (Cherokee)
Little man who married the whirlwind (Seneca)
Rainmakers' apprentice (Nahua)
Thunder's two sisters (Cherokee)
Smallest bow (Seneca)
Little woman who taught pottery (Toba)
Hunter who lost his luck (Seneca/Cayuga)
Star husbands (Passamaquoddy)
Twelve little women (Lenape)
Talking tree (Yaqui)
Deetkatoo (Tillamook)
Guide to tribes and cultures
Guide to the lore of little people.

Item details

ISBN: 0688148379
ISBN: 9780688148379
Physical Description: print
xxii, 151 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : William Morrow and Co., c1998.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-151).
Formatted Contents Note:	Weaker and weaker (Inuit) Three wishes (Mohawk) Proud-woman and all-kinds-of-trees (Seneca) Girl who married the little man (Inuit) Little ones and their mouse helpers (Cherokee) All are my friends (Yurok) Little house in the deep water (Cherokee) Boy who married the little woman (Maliseet) Two bad friends (Inuit) Little people who build the temples (Maya) How the dead came back (Cherokee) Little man who married the whirlwind (Seneca) Rainmakers' apprentice (Nahua) Thunder's two sisters (Cherokee) Smallest bow (Seneca) Little woman who taught pottery (Toba) Hunter who lost his luck (Seneca/Cayuga) Star husbands (Passamaquoddy) Twelve little women (Lenape) Talking tree (Yaqui) Deetkatoo (Tillamook) Guide to tribes and cultures Guide to the lore of little people.
Citation/References Note:	Best books for young teen readers. Around the world with historical fiction and folktales : highly recommended and awardwinning books, grades K-8 by Beth Bartleson Zarion (2004) Many peoples, one land : a guide to new multicultural literature for children and young adults by Althea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins (2001) Kaleidoscope: A multicultural booklist for grades K-8. 3rd ed. (NCTE bibliography series).
Target Audience Note:	009-012. 5 & up.
Awards Note:	Aesop accolade, 1999.