The Forest Has Eyes

Bev Doolittle; Elise MacLay

ISBN 10: 0867130555 / ISBN 13: 9780867130553

Published by The Greenwich Workshop Press, 2002

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0867130555I3N10

Synopsis:

A collection of twelve of the artist's most popular camouflage and Native American animal-spirit paintings is accompanied by songs, legends, and questions designed to help young children see the natural world through the eyes of Native Americans.

From the Publisher:
From the Flap Copy

"Artists have magic eyes. They see hidden things, things that look like other things, things that happened long ago. Native Americans have magic eyes, too. They see the spirits of animals and trees. They see that all creatures are related, owl and bear, toad and eagle, trout and elk."

In The Forest Has Eyes, children are invited to see with their magic eyes the many stories which artist Bev Doolittle layers into her award-winning paintings of native Americans and the western wilderness. In the painting The Forest Has Eyes, a mountain man passes carefully through Indian territory. He is alone, but he is surrounded by the faces of the Native Peoples, in the stones and in the thick, leafy branches of the forest.

In Spirit of the Grizzly, a young Blackfoot Indian, Brave Bear, rides alone searching for his animal guardian spirit, the bear, which will protect him and give him strength. In the dramatic painting which follows, artist Bev Doolittle shows his vision fulfilled.

And in Calling the Buffalo and Runs with Thunder, a Plains Indian is calling the buffalo chief spirit with secret words hopig the buffalo herds will follow. He sings a song to thank the buffalo whose meat will feed the hungry people and whose furs will keep them warm. The buffalo spirits are not far away. Can you see them in the water's reflection of the rocks?

Author Elise Maclay has written a perfect introduction to the spiritual ways of Native Americans, and an invitation for families to see with magic eyes, and understand the connection of all life to our human lives.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Forest Has Eyes
Publisher: The Greenwich Workshop Press
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket