How Raven Got His Crooked Nose: An Alaskan Dena'ina Fable

by Barbara J. Atwater

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"Chulyen, a trickster raven, loses his nose in an embarrassing incident, but vows to get it back. With the help of magic powers, Chulyen devises a caper to retrieve his missing nose, and learns an important lesson along the way."--Provided by publisher.

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Independent Reading Level: Grades 2-3
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shelbycook101 | Apr 29, 2024 |

Independent Reading Level: Grades 2-3
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connortodd | Apr 29, 2024 |

Independent reading level: K-3
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daylaj | Apr 27, 2024 |

Independent Reading Level: 1st to 3rd grade

Awards: ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023 and American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023

SamanthaBieker | Dec 5, 2023 |

How Raven Got His Crooked Nose is a confusing story about Raven loosing his nose and it being found by a woman who uses it as a tool. The raven turns himself into a human and creates sand people to scare the people out of the village so that he can find his nose. When he does it is worn and crooked, but he still puts it on. The illustrations are confusing and set up like a comic book. Combining that with the fact that the story seemed to leave out important pieces like how the raven lost his beak in the first place made the story confusing even for me as an adult. The tone of the book was cautionary but lost its impact due to the confusion. I will not be using this book in the future.

Alaskan Connection: Raven, Dena’ina, salmon, Alaskan tools
Activity: discuss the importance of patience and doing things correctly (

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devynreece | Feb 19, 2023 |

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Northern Lights Book Awards (Myth Category – 2023)

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Books From All 50 States (and Washington, D.C.!) (Alaska)

CCBC Choices (2019)

Great Reads from Great Places (Alaska – 2018)

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"Chulyen, a trickster raven, loses his nose in an embarrassing incident, but vows to get it back. With the help of magic powers, Chulyen devises a caper to retrieve his missing nose, and learns an important lesson along the way."--Provided by publisher.

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