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list price: $12.95
edition:Paperback
category: Children's Fiction
published: Jan 1985
ISBN:9780920080672
publisher: Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd.

How Raven Freed the Moon

by Anne Cameron, illustrated by Tara Miller

tagged: native american, native canadian
Description

A beautifully illustrated book for children ages 6 and up relating the classic northwest coast myth telling how Raven, the trickster, freed the moon from the old fisherwoman's cedar chest and carried it to its rightful place in the heavens. Entrancingly retold from the female viewpoint by the celebrated author of Dreamspeaker and Daughters of Copper Woman.

About the Authors

Anne Cameron (August 20, 1938 – November 30, 2022) was born in Nanaimo, BC. She began writing at an early age, starting with theatre scripts and screenplays. In 1979, her film Dreamspeaker, directed by Claude Jutra, won seven Canadian Film Awards, including best script. After being published as a novel, Dreamspeaker went on to win the Gibson Award for Literature. She has published more than 30 books, including the underground classic Daughters of Copper Woman, its sequel, Dzelarhons, novels, stories, poems and legends–for adults and children. Her most recent novels are Family Resemblances, Hardscratch Row, and a new, revised edition of Daughters of Copper Woman.


Tara Miller is a talented artist trained at The Emily Carr School of art in Vancouver.
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