Books : Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey
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by: Jamake Highwater
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.2097
EAN: 9780064404372
ISBN: 0064404374
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: December 01, 1991
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: January 30, 1992
Sales Rank: 573673
Studio: HarperCollins
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Product Description:
Anpao is young and Handsome and Brave -- a man any maiden would be proud to call her husband. Any maiden but Ko-Ko-Mik-e-is, that is, who calims she belongs to the Sun alone. And so Anpao sets off for the house of the Sun to ask permission to marry the woman he loves. But Anpao's journey is not an easy one. Before he can reach the Sun, Anapao must travel back in time to the dawn of the world. He must relive his own creation, venture through The World Beneath the World, and battle the many magical mystical creatures of Native American legends. For only by doing so can Anpao discover who he really is, and rove to the Sun why he alone is worthy of the fair Ko-komik-e-is
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Gorgeous collection that does not always romanticize the Native American spirit.
What an incredible, in-depth leap into the world of Native American mythology. While there are certainly plenty of collections of Indian folk tales, this one manages to make a single boy the hero of so many--truly, "odyssey" is the best way to describe the book. Anpao is still treated as a real, soulful character, but Highwater still writes in the simple, beautiful way that well-suits the stories.
Rating: - Native American thinking for children and adults
This book is an excellent resource for teaching children and adults about Native American culture. Specifically, this book focuses on the philosophy of how Turtle Island children are guided through learning as a circle of experiences. People of a western mind frame can appreciate this book as a collection of traditional stories compiled from several Native American nations woven into a story about one boy's quest to find wisdom and eventually earn the privilege of marrying the object of his desire. ... Read More
Rating: - My Favorite Book
This is my favorite book. Not only was it written with the exact precision I strive to imitate, but it was captivating in all ways. I could relate to the hero so much that I could have been the hero, and everything seemed to make sense, like it was written to me. I love Native American culture, but you don't have to in order to appreciate this book; it isn't about that. I would call it the greatest adventure novel of all time.
Rating: - Interesting Yet Confusing
Being in PACE (Plano Acdemic Creative Edcation) it is required that students like me must read 9TH grade material.( this year im in 7TH grade) Me, being SUPER catious of what I read, was forced by my parents to read this (how diabolical) . When I started reading this material, I wont say it was bad BUT it was a little confusing starting from the book to the part where the woman hangs in air from a something... Gets killed by the sun... a litte boy survives... (read the book) I would not regecomend ... Read More
Rating:  - A Native American Adventure
A Native American Adventure Set in peaceful, worry-free Native American village. Anpao by Jamake Highwater tells a story of a young Native American man, who is sent off on a great quest. Lots of methods and beliefs in the Native American culture are expressed in this book. To say that this book doesn’t have a new idea and isn't intriguing and informative is quite balderdash. In a Native American village, there is a very beautiful girl, whom everyone wants to marry. Her name is Ko-ko-me-kis. One ... Read More
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