Waa'aka'
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[United States] : Heyday, 2020.
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eBook
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1 online resource (32 pages)
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"Waa'aka' was born when the earth was soft and the waters were new. It was the beginning of time." So begins Cindi Alvitre's vivid and multifaceted telling of a traditional Tongva creation story from Southern California. Waa'aka' follows the title character, a beautiful bird who falls in love with Tamet, the sun, and tries to follow him up to the sky. Accompanied by richly colorful illustrations from Carly Lake, the book touches deftly on themes like the unintended consequences of greed and the importance of working together. A rendition of one of California's oldest tales, Waa'aka' is a beautiful children's book in the classic style.
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English
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9781597145084, 1597145084
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"Waa'aka' was born when the earth was soft and the waters were new. It was the beginning of time." So begins Cindi Alvitre's vivid and multifaceted telling of a traditional Tongva creation story from Southern California. Waa'aka' follows the title character, a beautiful bird who falls in love with Tamet, the sun, and tries to follow him up to the sky. Accompanied by richly colorful illustrations from Carly Lake, the book touches deftly on themes like the unintended consequences of greed and the importance of working together. A rendition of one of California's oldest tales, Waa'aka' is a beautiful children's book in the classic style.
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Alvitre, C., & Lake, C. (2020). Waa'aka'. [United States], Heyday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Alvitre, Cindi and Carli, Lake. 2020. Waa'aka'. [United States], Heyday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Alvitre, Cindi and Carli, Lake, Waa'aka'. [United States], Heyday, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Alvitre, Cindi, and Carli Lake. Waa'aka'. [United States], Heyday, 2020.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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