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Rainbow Crow

Author Nancy Van Laan
Paperback
$8.99 US
RH Childrens Books | Dragonfly Books
8.56"W x 10.5"H x 0.15"D  
On sale Jul 02, 1991 | 40 Pages | 9780679819424
Preschool - 2
Reading Level: Lexile AD600L | Fountas & Pinnell M
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Illus. in full color. This story of how the Rainbow Crow lost his sweet voice and brilliant colors by bringing the gift of fire to the other woodland animals is "a Native American legend that will be a fine read-aloud because of the smooth text and songs with repetitive chants. The illustrations, done in a primitive style, create a true sense of the Pennsylvania Lenape Indians and their winters."--School Library Journal.  
Nancy Van Laan was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She began writing in 1962 while studying art and working in television. She earned an MFA in Theater from Rutgers University in 1979. She taught English and creative writing for a number of years before publishing her first book, The Big Fat Worm, in 1987. She is the author of over two dozen children's books, including the beloved picture books Rainbow Crow, Little Baby Bobby, and the Parents’ Choice Award winner Possum Come a-Knockin’, among others. View titles by Nancy Van Laan
  • WINNER | 1989
    Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Book Award
  • WINNER | 1989
    Reading Rainbow Review Books

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Illus. in full color. This story of how the Rainbow Crow lost his sweet voice and brilliant colors by bringing the gift of fire to the other woodland animals is "a Native American legend that will be a fine read-aloud because of the smooth text and songs with repetitive chants. The illustrations, done in a primitive style, create a true sense of the Pennsylvania Lenape Indians and their winters."--School Library Journal.  

Author

Nancy Van Laan was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She began writing in 1962 while studying art and working in television. She earned an MFA in Theater from Rutgers University in 1979. She taught English and creative writing for a number of years before publishing her first book, The Big Fat Worm, in 1987. She is the author of over two dozen children's books, including the beloved picture books Rainbow Crow, Little Baby Bobby, and the Parents’ Choice Award winner Possum Come a-Knockin’, among others. View titles by Nancy Van Laan

Awards

  • WINNER | 1989
    Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Book Award
  • WINNER | 1989
    Reading Rainbow Review Books

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