Native American Rock Art: Messages from the Past - Hardcover

Yvette La Pierre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565660641 ISBN 13: 9781565660649

Publisher: Thomasson-Grant, 1994

Synopsis

This beautifully illustrated introduction to petroglyphs and pictographs--images carved and painted on stone--images carved and painted on stone--records a diversity of images rapidly vanishing from canyon walls, rock outcroppings, and caves across North America.

About this title

About the Author:

Yvette La Pierre is the author of the highly acclaimed Native American Rock Art: Messages from the Past. A former editor of National Parks magazine, she lives in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-6-Although the most well-known sites are in the Southwest, petroglyphs and pictographs exist throughout the U.S. Through a careful, albeit succinct, examination of the cultures that left these records, La Pierre demonstrates that rock art is more than the grafitti of ancient generations. While recognizing variations of mythology within Native American cultures and the inexact nature of trying to interpret events and meanings of another time, she discusses the mediums used to make these pictures and speculates on their significance to their creators. Pen-and-ink drawings washed with watercolors supplement full-color photographs of the rock art. A list of sites that can be visited in 26 states is provided. While this book will supplement titles on Native American culture that only mention rock art, it also stands on its own as an outstanding study of a fascinating art form and means of communication. Little else on the subject is available for young readers, making it an attractive purchase for most collections.
Jeanette Larson, Texas State Library, Austin
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomasson-Grant
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1565660641
• ISBN 13: 9781565660649
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Lois Sloan