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The great ball game : how Bat settles the rivalry between the animals and the birds / Rebecca Sheir ; illustrations by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley.
When the Animals and Birds argue about who is better, they decide to settle the matter with a game of ball and ultimately learn a lesson from Bat, who has characteristics of both animals and birds. Adapted from the folktale originating from the Cherokee, Creek, Ojibway, and Menominee people of North America.
Record details
- ISBN: 1635863430
- ISBN: 9781635863437
- Physical Description: 41 pages : colour illustrations.
- Publisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Based on the podcast Circle Round, produced by WBUR, Boston's NPR News Station"--Colophon. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 19.99 |
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| Subject: | Games > Juvenile fiction. Animals > Juvenile fiction. Individual differences > Juvenile fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FOL JP Sheir | 31681020192001 | PICTURE | Available | - |
Rebecca Sheir is the author of the Circle Round books The Tale of the Unwelcome Guest, A Taste of Honey, and The Great Ball Game, and the host, writer, and producer of the Circle Round storytelling podcast. Distributed by WBUR (Boston's NPR station), Circle Round is heard in all 50 states and nearly 200 countries and has been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, and TIME. Sheir has also brought thousands of stories to life as a news reporter on public-radio shows like Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, The Splendid Table, and Marketplace. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and son.
Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley is an Ojibwe Woodland artist and a member of Wasauksing, First Nation. His fine art focuses on promoting and reclaiming Ojibwe stories and teachings, in a modern interpretation of the Woodland tradition. He resides in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.
