Baby Rattlesnake

Written by Te Ata and Lynn Moroney · Illustrated by Mira Reisberg

A young snake wants a rattle before he is ready, and trouble follows.

3.6 Goodreads · 163 ratings

32 pages· 658 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud· AD470L· AR 3 · 0.5 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

In this Pawnee tale, Baby Rattlesnake cries until his family gives him a rattle of his own. He uses it to play tricks, until he tries to scare the chief's daughter and learns a hard lesson. He returns home to a forgiving family.

From the publisher

A Native American (Pawnee) tale of family love and forgiveness.Baby Rattlesnake wants a rattle like his older siblings have. His crying keeps the rattlesnake elders up all night so his parents give him a new rattle. Sure enough, he misuses his new rattle. When he tries to scare the chief's daughter, she steps on his rattle and crushes it. Sad and defeated, he returns to his forgiving family who give him "big rattlesnake hugs."

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