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  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Waa'aka': The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun

Waa'aka': The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun

Alvitre, Cindi
Lake, Carly

Hardcover

AnimalsFairy Tales & FolkloreGeneral Juvenile Fiction

Publisher Price: $20.00

ISBN10: 1597145092
ISBN13: 9781597145091
Publisher: Heyday Books
Published: Sep 1 2020
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.40 Width: 8.10 Depth: 10.10
Language: English

A dazzling, own-voice Native Californian creation story.

Waa'aka' was born when the earth was soft and the waters were new. It was the beginning of time. So begins Cindi Alvitre's vivid and multifaceted telling of a traditional Tongva creation story from Southern California. Waa'aka' follows the title character, a beautiful bird who falls in love with Tamet, the sun, and tries to follow him up to the sky. Accompanied by richly colorful illustrations from Carly Lake, the book touches deftly on themes like the unintended consequences of greed and the importance of working together. A rendition of one of California's oldest tales, Waa'aka' is a beautiful children's book in the classic style.

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