Rainbow Crow
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 1989

Rainbow Crow

Written by Nancy Van Laan

A crow sacrifices beauty and song to bring fire to the forest.

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32 pages· AD600L
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In a world blanketed by winter, the Rainbow Crow embarks on a daring quest to save the woodland animals. He must bring the gift of fire, but at a great personal cost. As he loses his vibrant colors and sweet voice, will his sacrifice be enough to warm the hearts of his friends? Discover the poignant Native American legend that celebrates selflessness and courage, set against the backdrop of the Pennsylvania Lenape Indians' winter landscape.

From the publisher

Illus. in full color. This story of how the Rainbow Crow lost his sweetvoice and brilliant colors by bringing the gift of fire to the other woodlandanimals is “a Native American legend that will be a fine read-aloud because ofthe smooth text and songs with repetitive chants. The illustrations, done in aprimitive style, create a true sense of the Pennsylvania Lenape Indians andtheir winters.”– “School Library Journal. “

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD600L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.3
F&P level
~O
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
49259
Publication
Published
July 2, 1991
First published
March 26, 1989
Publisher
Dragonfly Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780679819424
LCCN
88012967
OCLC
70282942

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