Waa'aka': The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun Shoshone when Lissa learned that a

when Lissa learned that a young white oil worker

Of a registry

”—Kansas City Star

He develops Crazy Horse's biography "as a story-teller would" and intersperses his narrative with interpretive essays that expand upon aspects of the wider historical setting

have traveled with their family to the Great Plains of Dakota Territory

Waa'aka': The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun Shoshone when Lissa learned that aWaaaka was born when the earth was soft and the waters were new. It was the beginning of time. So begins Cindi Alvitres vivid and multifaceted telling of a traditional Tongva creation story from Southern California. Waaaka 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