Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun: A Cherokee Story

by Geri Keams

Other authors: James Bernardin (Illustrator)

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After Possum and Buzzard fail in their attempts to steal a piece of the sun, Grandmother Spider succeeds in bringing light to the animals on her side of the world.

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Interesting, simple creation myth for children to delve deeper into the world of myths and folklore. (

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ekrynen | Oct 11, 2014 |

The Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun is a perfect example of a book that might be used with K-4 students during the study of folklore or Native Americans. Clay Pottery, spiders, elders and fire are all prominent themes that both the author and illustrator do a wonderful jobs portraying.
The only downside the the books: children could view the portrayal of a "dark side" and "light side" that do not share as either scary or a representation of not sharing being acceptable.

LanaLee123 | May 31, 2009 |

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Keams, Geri	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Bernardin, James	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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After Possum and Buzzard fail in their attempts to steal a piece of the sun, Grandmother Spider succeeds in bringing light to the animals on her side of the world.

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