SOFTBACK BOOK CROW AND WEASEL
BY BARRY LOPEZ 1993
WRITTEN BY BARRY LOPEZ
ILLUSTRATIONS BY TOM POHRT
PUBLISHED BY HARPER PERENNIAL A DIVISION OF HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS
ISBN: # 0-06-097528-8 LITERATURE/MYTHOLOGY
PAGES: 79
ABOUT THE BOOK:
In the distant era of myth time, when people and animals still spoke the same language, two young men set out on horseback to travel farther north than any of their people have ever gone before. As Weasel, the adept plainsman and hunter, and Crow, his humbler, more thoughtful companion, venture beyond their territory, their friendship and regard for each other grow, as does their respect for the land, animals, and people, and the Above Ones they pray to.
In this novella-length fable, Barry Lopez, the best-selling author of Artic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men, returns to his abiding concerns - our spiritual relationship to the landscape, respect for traditions different from our own, and our human obligations to one another. The text resonates with cultural values like gift exchange and courtesy toward the land that are preserved in many Native American communities today.
Tom Pohrt's paintings, based on endogenous clothing and artifacts of the Northern Plains and charged with otherworldly realism, not only make this marvelous quest come alive but also powerfully amplify its message.
What Crow and Weasel gain on this journey, and what they share with us, is a sense of what is worth doing in life. And as we recognize in each of them the first strains of wisdom and tolerance, we find in Crow and Weasel an allegory of hope.
I WOULD RATE THIS BOOK QUALITY AS A 10.0 (EXCELLENT).
