Joseph Bruchac, coauthor of The Keepers of the Earth series, is a nationally acclaimed Native American storyteller, songwriter, poet and writer who has authored more than 70 books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adults and children. His work draws on his Abenaki, English and Slovak ancestry. A respect for ancestral roots parallels his belief in ecological and spiritual balance for the benefit of all living things. Bruchac has received several awards: NEA Creative Writing Fellowship, two New York State CAPS Poetry Fellowships, a PEN Syndicated Fiction Award and the Cherokee Nation Prose award. He lives in upstate New York with his wife and two sons.
"Offers wonderful read-aloud material for parents who want to teach
their children to revere the Earth." Los Angeles Times Book
Review
"24 myths from 19 peoples [show] Bruchac's tribute to nature, to
his Native American heritage, and to his powerful gift of
communication." BookPage
"The tales have a directness and rhythm that's great for reading
aloud and storytelling." Booklist
"A rich collection of uplifting Native American stories." Joseph
Cornell, author of "Sharing Nature with Children, Listening to
Nature" and "Sharing the Joy of Nature"
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