A Braid of Lives Native American Childhood
by Neil Philip
This moving collection of first-person narratives celebrates the individuality and variety of the Native American experience. Men and women representing many Native American groups speak about childhood and growing up--games and rites of passage, education and learning, tradition and change. This companion volume to Neil Philip's acclaimed IN A SACRED MANNER I LIVE is touching and dramatic, easily accessible to young readers, who will identify with its celebration of universal childhood experiences. Introduction, indexes of speakers/writers and Indian nations, suggestions for further reading, source notes.
Juvenile NonfictionBiography & AutobiographyCultural, Ethnic & RegionalSocial ScienceEthnic StudiesAmerican
RELEASED2000
PUBLISHERHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
LENGTH81
LANGUAGEEN
Neil Philip was born in York in 1955. He has been fascinated by the Arthurian legends since childhood. Although Neil Philip has edited and retold a number of folktales for children, "The Tale of Sir Gawain" was his first full-length children's book. His books for adults include scholarly work on folk narrative and children's literature. Neil Philip lives in Oxford, where he is editorial director of a small publishing firm.
A Braid of Lives Native American Childhood
by Neil Philip
This moving collection of first-person narratives celebrates the individuality and variety of the Native American experience. Men and women representing many Native American groups speak about childhood and growing up--games and rites of passage, education and learning, tradition and change. This companion volume to Neil Philip's acclaimed IN A SACRED MANNER I LIVE is touching and dramatic, easily accessible to young readers, who will identify with its celebration of universal childhood experiences. Introduction, indexes of speakers/writers and Indian nations, suggestions for further reading, source notes.
Juvenile NonfictionBiography & AutobiographyCultural, Ethnic & RegionalSocial ScienceEthnic StudiesAmericanNative American StudiesIndigenous Studies
RELEASED2000
PUBLISHERHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
LENGTH81
LANGUAGEEN
Neil Philip was born in York in 1955. He has been fascinated by the Arthurian legends since childhood. Although Neil Philip has edited and retold a number of folktales for children, "The Tale of Sir Gawain" was his first full-length children's book. His books for adults include scholarly work on folk narrative and children's literature. Neil Philip lives in Oxford, where he is editorial director of a small publishing firm.
