Pushing Up the Sky: Seven Native American Plays for Children (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780803721685)

From acclaimed Native American storyteller Joseph Bruchac comes a collection of seven lively plays for children to perform, each one adapted from a different traditional Native tale. Filled with heroes and tricksters, comedy and drama, these entertaining plays are a wonderful way to bring Native cultures to life for young people. Each play has multiple parts that can be adjusted to suit the size of a particular group and includes simple, informative suggestions for props, scenery, and costumes that children can help to create. Introductory notes and beautiful, detailed illustrations add to young readers' understanding of the seven Native nations whose traditions have inspired the plays.

Author: Joseph Bruchac
ISBN-10: 0803721684
ISBN-13: 9780803721685
Publisher: Dial Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2000
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 10.29h x 7.32w x 0.67d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/10/2000 pg. 70
Booklist 03/01/2000 pg. 1238
School Library Journal 03/01/2000 pg. 222
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 386 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 386 - Recommended, Satisfactory