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SUBTITLED : ` The Tales It Told to the Indian Children of the Northwest '. In this 144 page collection, the following animals each tell a story (folktale) : otter, beaver, gull, bear, eagle, thunderbird, squirrelm raven , frog, and seal. READ more about : Luk, blind Twan, Cheet-woot, eagle,siam, Likmoo, Nawaca, Klook Eena, huckleberries, tomanowos, and Willie Samset. Artwork , some in colour, is by Edward Morgan. Glossary of Chinook words on page 12. Cond : Boards are yellow with black lettering. Three longhouses and four totem poles appear on the cover. I think that's Mount Rainier on the back board - the art work wraps. Pictorial end-papers. No dust jacket. 1980 Anchorage note on front pastedown along with blacked out name. Tight in binding. Minimal wear or soil. QUote (p. 53) : " ._._. tied with a bit of red cloth or bright-colored yarn, while on very special occasions it flaunted a huge bow of red ribbon which had been a present for good behavior at school. Annah kept this cherished ribbon, most beloved of her possessions, in her treasure house in the big hollow tree. ". Seller Inventory # 016896
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Title: The Talking Totem Pole
Publisher: Binford & Mort, Portland
Publication Date: 1943
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: B/W Drawings
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 2nd Edition
