Reviews for Big trouble for tricky rabbit!

The average rating for Big trouble for tricky rabbit! based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-10-10 00:00:00 Paul Mendoza Ten Native American legends - each having to do with a sacred place - are presented in this picture-book by Joseph Bruchac, a prolific children's author of Abenaki heritage. Using the framing device of a conversation between a young Delaware man named Little Turtle, and his Uncle Old Bear, Bruchac relates a diverse range of stories, from the Wampanoag tale of Mau-shop, the helpful giant who transformed himself into a white whale, and swam off to the east, to the Hopi tradition concerning the Grand Canyon, which reminds us that there have been four worlds, of which this current one is just the latest. Other selections include the Seneca tale concerning the Thunder Beings who lived in a cave beneath the great falls known as Ne-ah-ga (Niagara), and the young woman who became the wife of their chief; the Navajo story of He-Who-Kicks-Them-Over-The-Cliff, a terrible ogre defeated by the Hero Twins, whose remains can be seen in the rock formation known today as El Capitan; and the Cherokee legend concerning Buzzard's role in shaping the Great Smoky Mountains. The Papago (Tohono O'odham) belief that the desert cacti are ancient people sworn to watch over them, and that the clouds are living beings; the Abenaki tradition concerning the islands in lake Pe-ton-bowk (Champlain), said to belong to the Thunder Beings; and the Walapai explanation for the deserted Anasazi ruins, are also included. Finally, the Cheyenne story of how people came to hunt buffalo, rather than the other way around, and the Hopewell connection to the great serpentine earth-mounds of Ohio, round out the selections. With an engaging free-verse narrative, and beautiful oil illustrations by Thomas Locker, Between Earth & Sky offers a lovely sampling of Native American place tales. Each selection is just long enough to give an idea of the rich tradition behind it, each painting emphasizes the beauty and wonder of the sacred place being depicted. Children with an interest in these kind of tales will probably want to find fuller, more detailed versions, but this is a good place to start, particularly for younger readers.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-10-03 00:00:00 R. Derek Hopkins Beautifully illustrated and Bruchac always does a wonderful job writing informative and approachable descriptions. This one covers a variety of places sacred to different native tribes.