Sunday, October 21, 2012

The Magic of Spider Woman

By Lois Duncan
Scholastic, Inc.
1996
32 pages
Reading Level:  4-6
Folklore


I would rate this book as excellent.  This is a Navajo tale of a girl named Wandering Girl.  Wandering Girl, who is later known as Weaving Woman, is offered a precious gift from the Spirit Being, Spider Woman.  This gift comes with an important message about overindulgence.


I would rate this book as excellent.  I love the illustrations, which are bright and colorful and show the patterns that the Navajo used in their weaving and painting.  I would use this book in a unit on North Americans of the Southwest as this is a Navajo tale.


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