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Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey

by Jamake Highwater, Fritz Scholder (Illustrator), Fritz Scholder
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Overview

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

The Newbery Honor Award-winning story of a young warrior's mystical search for his own destiny. "A vivid, sensitive rendering."--Booklist. Full color.

Synopsis

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

San Francisco Examiner

Highwater is a wonderful poet and storyteller.

About the Author, Jamake Highwater

Jamake Highwater is the author of a number of books for children, including The Ceremony of Innocence, a 1985 ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and I Wear the Morning Star, a 1988 IRA Young Adult Choice. Mr. Highwater lives in Hampton, CT.

Fritz Scholder's work has been exhibited in hundreds of museums throughout the world, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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Editorials

San Francisco Examiner

Highwater is a wonderful poet and storyteller.

Washington Post

Occasionally, not often enough, there appears a timeless work. Such a book is Anpao.

Book Details

Published
December 1, 1991
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780064404372

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