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Book

The first fire : a Cherokee story

Call Number

  • J 398.2 WAGN (OSH)

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Publication Information

Summertown, Tennessee : 7th Generation, [2020]

Physical Description

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

"According to Cherokee tradition, when the animals needed fire to keep them warm during cold nights, The Thunder Boys invoked a lightning bolt to strike and light fire to a lone sycamore tree. Water Spider, a tiny savior, boldly creates an ingenious way to bring fire back to the animal community" --

Subjects

Added Authors

Alex Stephenson