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How the Crane Got Its Blue Eyes

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Publisher: Curriculum/Bilingual Department, Lower Kuskokwim School District, 1996
ISBN # 1-55036-505-3

As told by Jean Cook, Kwigillingok, Alaska; Written by Elsie Jimmie,Kwigillingok; Editors by Anna A. Andrew and Betty A. Gilman. Illustrated by Elsie Jimmie, Kwigillingok, Levi Hoover, Kasignluk, Renee Crow, Napakiak and Kelly Lincoln, Toksook. Computer Artist Cara Bunk The author(s) and illustrator (s) have written and illustrated numerous books for the LKSD's Bilingual Department to be used in their school district's Yup'ik Language programs.

Grade Level: K-5; High School

Theme: Quliraq / Traditional Yup'ik Legends

Status: Recommended

Review

Quliraq are stories that are told with lessons embedded within them, as is so evident within this story about a crane who is out eating berries and as a result gets his blue eyes. The illustrations are simple and colorful. The story flows well and is delightfully short!

Season: Fall or Spring

Suggested Teaching Topics

  • Discipline: teaching about lying
  • Science : cycle of berries and habitat; seeing the world through colors;
  • Yup'ik Language class - upper levels get copy of text in Yup'ik and have the students translate and then compare with translation in translated text.


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