Shanyaak'utlaax̲

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"After a Tlingit mother gives her son a dried piece of salmon with mold on the end, he flings it away in disgust, committing a taboo. This offends the Salmon People, who sweep him into the water and into their world, where they name him Shanyaak'utlaax̲ or Salmon Boy. Find out what happens...

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Other Authors: Marks, Johnny, 1943-2009 (Editor), Chester, Hans (Editor), Katzeek, David (Editor), Dauenhauer, Nora (Editor), Dauenhauer, Richard (Editor), Goade, Michaela (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Tlingit
Published: Juneau, Alaska : Sealaska Heritage Institute, [2017]
Series:Baby Raven reads
Subjects:
Tlingit Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Tlingit Indians > Folklore.
Tlingit children > Juvenile fiction.
Salmon > Juvenile fiction.
Tlingit Indians > Fiction.
Tlingit children > Fiction.
Salmon > Fiction.
Tlingit children > Folklore.
Tilingit language materials > Bilingual.
Tlingit (Indiens) > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Tlingit (Indiens) > Folklore.
Saumons > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Salmon.
Tlingit children.
Tlingit Indians.
Picture books for children.
Tlingit language materials > Bilingual.
Folklore > Alaska > Juvenile.
Tlingit language materials > Bilingual > Juvenile.
folk tales.
picture books.
Fiction.
Folklore.
Juvenile works.
Picture books.
Folk tales.
Contes.
Livres d'images.
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Summary:"After a Tlingit mother gives her son a dried piece of salmon with mold on the end, he flings it away in disgust, committing a taboo. This offends the Salmon People, who sweep him into the water and into their world, where they name him Shanyaak'utlaax̲ or Salmon Boy. Find out what happens to Shanyaak'utlaax̲ in this ancient Tlingit story"--Jacket.
Item Description:"This is an update of the 2004 edition published by Sealaska Heritage Institute"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Awards:Winner of the 2018 American Indian Youth Literature Best Picture Book Award
ISBN:9781946019028
194601902X

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