Raccoon's last race : a traditional Abenaki story
Tells the story of how Raccoon, the fastest animal on earth, loses his speed because he is boastful and breaks his promises.
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Abenaki Indians > Folklore. Procyon > Folklore. Raccoon > Folklore. Abenaki > Folklore. Indigenous peoples > North America > Folklore. |
- ISBN: 0803729774
- Physical Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations
- Publisher New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2004]
- Copyright ©2004
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General Note: | NFPL Indigenous Collection. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 23.50 |
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Raccoon's Last Race
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Summary
Raccoon's Last Race
The team behind How Chipmunk Got His Stripes retells an Abenaki fable that warns against arrogance and honors the importance of keeping your promises. Â Azban the Raccoon loves to race on his long legs. He is the fastest of all the animals, but he's also the most conceited, mocking everyone with his speed. When the other animals grow tired of his attitude, Azban chooses Big Rock as his next opponent. Busy taunting instead of running, he trips, and Big Rock flattens him. Only the ants will help stretch him out againÂas long as he promises to be their friend. But will a trickster like Azban keep his word? Â This clever and funny reimagining of a traditional story is for fans of Ed Young's Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China and David Wiesner's The Three Pigs . ÂLively, clever, and authentic."Â Kirkus ÂThe text reads aloud smoothly and keeps the action moving quickly. A strong addition to picture-book collections."Â School Library Journal Â