Pushing up the Sky
Seven Native American Plays for Children
Kids, People and Places, Fiction, USA, Teen, General Fiction, Fiction - YA
| Author: | Joseph Bruchac | ISBN: | 9781101127810 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group | Publication: | January 1, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Dial Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joseph Bruchac |
| ISBN: | 9781101127810 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Publication: | January 1, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Dial Books |
| Language: | English |
From acclaimed Native American storyteller Joseph Bruchac comes a collection of seven lively plays for children to perform, each one adapted from a different traditional Native tale. Filled with heroes and tricksters, comedy and drama, these entertaining plays are a wonderful way to bring Native cultures to life for young people. Each play has multiple parts that can be adjusted to suit the size of a particular group and includes simple, informative suggestions for props, scenery, and costumes that children can help to create. Introductory notes and beautiful, detailed illustrations add to young readers' understanding of the seven Native nations whose traditions have inspired the plays.
From acclaimed Native American storyteller Joseph Bruchac comes a collection of seven lively plays for children to perform, each one adapted from a different traditional Native tale. Filled with heroes and tricksters, comedy and drama, these entertaining plays are a wonderful way to bring Native cultures to life for young people. Each play has multiple parts that can be adjusted to suit the size of a particular group and includes simple, informative suggestions for props, scenery, and costumes that children can help to create. Introductory notes and beautiful, detailed illustrations add to young readers' understanding of the seven Native nations whose traditions have inspired the plays.
