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Totem Tale

A Tall Story from Alaska

Part of PAWS IV

Author Deb Vanasse
Illustrated by Erik Brooks
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$11.99 US
Blue Star | Little Bigfoot
8.52"W x 10.85"H x 0.11"D   | 5 oz | 80 per carton
On sale Feb 07, 2006 | 32 Pages | 9781570614392
Age 3-7 years | Preschool - 2
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On a full-moon night in Alaska, a traditional native totem pole magically comes to life. The Grizzly, Beaver, Frog, and Raven all stretch and scratch and voice their relief at being free at last. But then the first dawn light appears on the horizon, and the totems have to reassemble themselves in the proper order before morning. Who should be on top of whom? Can wise Raven reason with these contentious creatures? Deb Vanasse’s enchanting text and Erik Brooks’s lively illustrations make this a memorable modern folktale.
For Practically Perfect Pajamas by Erik Brooks: "The fast-paced humorous text teaches an important lesson without being preachy, while the illustrations impart personality to the protagonists-Aurora and Percy as well as to the supporting players." - B
DEB VANASSE and her husband live in a log cabin they build in Fairbanks, Alaska. A former high school teacher, she is the author of several children's books and young adult novels including Totem Tale, Out of the Wilderness, and A Distant Enemy.

ERIK BROOKS is known for incorporating Native American art styles in his illustrations. Brooks is a children's book writer and illustraor based in Winthrop, Washington.
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On a full-moon night in Alaska, a traditional native totem pole magically comes to life. The Grizzly, Beaver, Frog, and Raven all stretch and scratch and voice their relief at being free at last. But then the first dawn light appears on the horizon, and the totems have to reassemble themselves in the proper order before morning. Who should be on top of whom? Can wise Raven reason with these contentious creatures? Deb Vanasse’s enchanting text and Erik Brooks’s lively illustrations make this a memorable modern folktale.

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For Practically Perfect Pajamas by Erik Brooks: "The fast-paced humorous text teaches an important lesson without being preachy, while the illustrations impart personality to the protagonists-Aurora and Percy as well as to the supporting players." - B

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DEB VANASSE and her husband live in a log cabin they build in Fairbanks, Alaska. A former high school teacher, she is the author of several children's books and young adult novels including Totem Tale, Out of the Wilderness, and A Distant Enemy.

ERIK BROOKS is known for incorporating Native American art styles in his illustrations. Brooks is a children's book writer and illustraor based in Winthrop, Washington.
Deb Vanasse View titles by Deb Vanasse
Erik Brooks View titles by Erik Brooks

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