Pat Sherman

The Sun's Daughter tells the story of the creation of the seasons. This book was inspired by Iroquois tales. Maize and her sisters, Red Bean and Pumpkin, would walk the earth and wherever they go, crops would grow. Their mother, the Sun, had one rule, stay in the open fields where she could see the. Maize didn't listen to her mother and went the caves and met Silver. He wouldn't let her go, which made the Sun not be able to find her. The Sun said they could not touch the ground until Maize was found. The birds vowed to find her. While she was in the cave, it created winter. Silver let Maize go for half a year. and this created summer and spring.… (more)

"The Sun's Daughter" is a myth that tells of the sun's three daughters. Pumpkin and Red Bean were obedient to their mother, but Mazie was not. She wandered off where her mother told her not to go, and was held by the cold, selfish Silver. She explained to Silver that the people needed her to provide food for them. He allowed her to go only if she would return at the midyear. Mazie taught the people how to dig holes and plant their own plants. This myth explains the seasons and how people learned how to farm on their own. The theme is a method of teaching the different seasons and the importance of listening to parents/elders.… (more)

"The Sun's Daughter," was a good book. It was interesting because the Sun had three daughters and they tended to everything that the people on Earth needed. One day when the Sun's daughter Maize gets trapped in the woods by Sliver, Sun vowed not to touch the Earth again until Maize is returned. Without the Sun everything was dying, even the people were getting weaker. Silver decides to let Maize leave but only for half the year. This story explains how we have summer and winter. I like this story because it explains how the Iroquois Indians believed how the different seasons started. We know that this story isn't the real way that weather works, but it is fascinating to see how people use to explain things in the past before they knew themselves how it all worked. The pictures in this book are amazing. I love how colorful they are when it is summer then when Maize is gone everything turns into the dark, gloomy colors. The pictures are a crucial part of this book. I am glad that I picked this book to read. It will be interesting to read this to my future class and see if they understand the weather aspect of it.… (more)

" The Sun's Daughter" is a story about the harvest goddess and how seasons are created. The sun's daughters Maize, Pumpkin, and Red Bean all dance across earth as their mother gleams down on them. She gives them one rule " "Stay in the open fields." When the sun's daughter, Maize, leaves and goes into a cave, the sun will not touch earth, creating winter. This story was inspired by the Iroquois tales of the harvest goddess and seasons. This is a great and different way to tell the tale of seasons and the harvest goddess. This book had beautiful illustrations that I absolutely loved.… (more)