Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun Paperback - 1997
by Velma Wallis
The author of the bestselling "Two Old Women" retells another classic Alaskan Indian legend about two adventurers who break the taboos of their community and set out on dangerous quests for freedom and knowledge. Line art throughout.
From the rear cover
With the publication of Two Old Women, Velma Wallis firmly established herself as one of the most important voices in Native American writing. A national bestseller, her empowering fable won the Western State Book Award in 1993 and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award in 1994. Translated into 16 languages, it went on to international success, quickly reaching bestseller status in Germany. To date, more than 350,000 copies have been sold worldwide.
Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun follows in this bestselling tradition. Rooted in the ancient legends of Alaska's Athabaskan Indians, it tells the stories of two adventurers who decide to leave the safety of their respective tribes. Bird Girl is a headstrong young woman who learned early on the skills of a hunter. When told that she must end her forays and take up the traditional role of wife and mother, she defies her family's expectations and confidently takes off to brave life on her own. Daagoo is a dreamer, curious about the world beyond. Longing to know what happens to the sun in winter, he sets out on a quest to find the legendary "Land of the Sun." Their stories interweave and intersect as they each face the many dangers and challenges of life alone in the wilderness. In the end, both learn that the search for individualism often comes at a high price, but that it is a price well worth paying, for through this quest comes the beginning of true wisdom.
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- Title Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun
- Author Velma Wallis
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1 Reprint
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1997-09-12
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780060977283 / 0060977280
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 7 x 4.9 x 0.6 in (17.78 x 12.45 x 1.52 cm)
- Reading level 950
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Geographic Orientation: Alaska
- Library of Congress subjects Athapascan Indians - Folklore, Legends - Alaska
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97019793
- Dewey Decimal Code 398.208
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