![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. George's School, Newport, RIĬopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. Dynamic pictures and an unusual story set this volume apart from the familiar run of Native American tales.?Patricia (Dooley) Lothrop Green, St. California poppies and Chumash basketry are juxtaposed with the intricate, Baroque folds of Hutash's swirling shawl. Dramatic shadow, pellucid atmosphere, and iridescent color suggest Caravaggio crossed with Maxfield Parrish. Florczak paints with layers of translucent oil glazes, painstakingly creating a lucidity of detail and superrealistic surface textures of skin, rock, water, cloth, cloud and, above all, light. ![]() At first, they appear to be magically enhanced, slightly surreal photographs. The young boy who has been the goddess's messenger is among them, but Hutash changes him and the others into dolphins so that their lives are saved, and ".the dolphins of the sea are brothers and sisters of their tribe." This lesser-known Native American legend, with its strong female power and message of unity in nature, is attractive in itself, but it has been given truly compelling illustrations. The Rainbow Bridge Paperback Picture Book, Apby Audrey Wood (Author), Robert Florczak (Author) 37 ratings Hardcover 39.99 26 Used from 1.49 3 New from 37.83 3 Collectible from 16.00 Paperback 7.99 18 Used from 1.15 5 New from 7. ![]() Hutash makes a rainbow as a bridge for the crossing, but some of the people look down and, dizzy, fall into the sea. ![]() Kindergarten-Grade 4?Hutash the earth goddess creates the Chumash people, helps them to obtain fire, and sends them from Limuw (Santa Cruz Island) across the Santa Barbara channel to the mainland so that they will have room to flourish. ![]()
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