Hiawatha and the Peacemaker

Hiawatha and the Peacemaker

$20.99
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Includes a song from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Robbie Robertson (The Band)! STARRED REVIEW *"A much-needed, authentic Native American voice to children's literature." --Booklist STARRED REVIEW *"A beautifully retold version of this tale." --School Library Journal Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, music legend Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and his spiritual guide, the Peacemaker, as part of the Iroquois oral tradition. Now he shares the same gift of storytelling with parents and children in a beautifully illustrated picture book retelling the story. The five Haudenosaunee (now more commonly referred to as the Iroquois) Nations are constantly warring with one another, fueled by the evil Chief Tadodaho. The Mohawk warrior Hiawatha, too, is consumed by grief and anger, but a Peacemaker appears and enlists him to assist in joining the tribes together under the Great Law. Hiawatha was a strong and articulate warrior and so was chosen to bring this new message

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