Harriet Peck Taylor

This book is about a badger and a coyote chasing a jackrabbit and leading up in a cave. This is a great book to teach young children about ancient times and introducing them to pictographs and petroglyphs.

This is a retelling of a Wasco Indian story about how the constellations were placed in the sky. This is appropriate for the third grade unit study of folktales, the fourth grade unit on Native Americans, or the fifth grade unit on space. It would also be an interesting study of how animals are often presented in legends and folktales. It also includes beautiful illustrations which would enhance the art department's study of creating batik fabric designs.

This story tells why the seasons change with some colorful characters. It also tells why bears hibernate in the winter. This is a good teachable moment book with how cultures figured natural phenomena.

"When Bear Stole The Chinook" is an adorable story about how a bear stole the Chinook wind which brings the spring so that's why he now hibernates. This is a great way to kids about winter, Native Americans, Bears, Hibernation, etc. It was beautiful illustrated with colors that I relate to Native Americans. It's a folklore but not in an obvious way. I didn't realize that until I looked more into it.