Mother Earth, Father Sky

Mother Earth, Father Sky by Tom Lowenstein
Publisher: Ducan Baird Publishers
Copyright: 1997
Number of Pages: 137
Age: 12+
Genre: Nonfiction picture biography

Summary: In this book it discusses the history of the Native Americans. The book goes through from the beginning from what the Native Americans believed. An example would be how the Native Americans thought the world was developed. They think very highly of animals and they believed that there were ducks sitting on top of the water and 2 birds in the sky. They tried to see who could go to the bottom and grab some earth and bring it to the top. All three go down and all died. But the last duck actually grabbed some earth before dying. The 2 birds in the sky healed the ducks and brought them back to life. When they came back the one duck said that he grabbed earth. They didn't believe him so he showed them. Once they saw the earth they took the grains and threw them across the water and Earth lands were developed. There are other stories in the book as to how different things came about. They are all very different from what we believe today.
My reaction:
I love this book! This book has taught me different things that I wouldn't have ever thought of before. I think that the pictures are awesome and they are great so that you can have a picture in your head as to what they are talking about through the book.
Who would benefit from this book?:
I think that anyone interested in Native American culture would love it. Anyone who wants to know more about what they believe would think that this book was awesome.
What problems might this book cause?:
I think that if the reader isn't old enough to understand and respect another culture then they could possibly mock what they believe or try what they believe and cause harm to others.