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| Genre/Form: | Caldecott Medal Folk tales Dust jackets (Bindings) Juvenile fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction, Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gerald McDermott; Warren Wallerstein; David Hough; Lydia D'moch; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.; Bright Arts, Ltd.; Central Graphics; Latent Lettering Co. |
| ISBN: | 0152656618 9780152656614 |
| OCLC Number: | 23769056 |
| Notes: | Art techniques used: Mixed media illustrations. Raven appears bold and bright with influences from native art, on a background of earthy, light watercolor. "The paintings in this book were done in gouache, colored pencil, and pastel on heavyweight cold-press watercolor paper. The display type was set in Mixage by Central Graphics, San Diego, California and in Newtext by Latent Lettering, New York, New York. The text type was set in Mixage by Central Graphics, San Diego, Canlifornia. Color separations by Bright Arts, Ltd. Singapore ; Production supervision by Warren Wallerstein and David Hough ; Typography designed by Lydia D'moch"--t.p. verso |
| Awards: | Caldecott Honor Book, 1994. |
| Description: | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm. |
| Responsibility: | told and illustrated by Gerald McDermott. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
Raven, a Pacific Coast Indian trickster, sets out to find the sun.
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WASHINGTON READS (WINTER 2005) SELECTION
McDermott is an accomplished storyteller who accompanies his rhythmic storytelling with brilliant illustrations. They take the reader from darkness to brilliant backgrounds as Raven, a well-know trickster in legends, tricks the Sky Chief into giving the people the gift of light. (Children, ages 4-8)For...
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McDermott is an accomplished storyteller who accompanies his rhythmic storytelling with brilliant illustrations. They take the reader from darkness to brilliant backgrounds as Raven, a well-know trickster in legends, tricks the Sky Chief into giving the people the gift of light. (Children, ages 4-8)For further information about the Washington State Library Washington Reads program, see our website at http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/wa_reads.aspx
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