This book contains the Native American legends originally published in Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children. Though written to be accessible to child readers, there is humor and depth here for audiences of all ages.

Joseph Bruchac, an acclaimed Abenaki author, relates these stories with skill and understated wit. John Kahionhes Fadden (Mohawk) provides lively illustrations, and a map connecting each tale with its region of origin. Readers of Native legends and folklore would do well to seek out anthologies prepared by Native authors such as this one, rather than limit themselves to the less authentic (and more common) collections retold by non-Natives. ( )