The First Strawberries

Name: The First Strawberries
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Joseph Bruchac and Anna Vojtech (Illustrator)

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The First Strawberries

Joseph Bruchac and Anna Vojtech (Illustrator)

1 rating • 1 review • 2 shelved

From an award-winning Native American storyteller comes this captivating re-telling of a Cherokee legend, which explains how strawberries came to be.

Long ago, the first man and woman quarrelled. The woman left in anger, but the Sun sent tempting berries to Earth to slow the wife's retreat. Luminous paintings perfectly complement this simple, lyrical text.

"Complete harmony of text and pictures: altogether lovely."-- Kirkus Reviews, pointer review

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ISBN10 0140564098
ISBN13 9780140564099
Publish Date 1 June 1998
Publish Status Out of Print
Out of Print 2 June 2023
Publish Country AU
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Puffin

Format Paperback (US Trade)
Pages 32
Language English
URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780140564099

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cherryblossommj

Written on Apr 7, 2020

We were reading [b:The Legend of the Bluebonnet|253000|The Legend of the Bluebonnet|Tomie dePaola|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1385102761l/253000._SX50_.jpg|1390876] and [b:The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush|571349|The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush|Tomie dePaola|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348026500l/571349._SX50_.jpg|952389] so I pulled out this one to read as well to continue the theme of folklore for another Indian of North America. This is a first man/woman creation story. It is beautiful but a bit odd in places. I enjoyed the story of it.