Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon - Hardcover

McDermott, Gerald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152004963 ISBN 13: 9780152004965

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001

Synopsis

All the birds enjoy the song-like flute music of Jabutf, the tortoise, except Vulture who, jealous because he cannot sing, tricks Jabutf into riding his back toward a festival planned by the King of Heaven. By the creator of Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest. 30,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

Color springs from the pages . . . Simply written and well paced, this will make an imaginative read-aloud choice for classroom units on the rain forest. --Booklist

About the Author:

GERALD MCDERMOTT (1941-2012) was an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator of books for children. A graduate of Pratt Institute in New York City and a lifelong artist, he began his career as an animated filmmaker before moving into the creation of children's books based on storytelling traditions from around the world. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors; his extensive and influential body of work includes six popular picture books focusing on the trickster motif. Devoted to oral tradition and the transformative power of mythology, he was the first Fellow of the Joseph Campbell Foundation and served as a consultant on mythology in education. www.geraldmcdermott.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0152004963
• ISBN 13: 9780152004965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1