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Title:
Shanyaak'utlaax̲ = Salmon boy
JLCTITLE245:
Johnny Marks, Hans Chester, David Katzeek, Nora Dauenhauer k̲a and Richard Dauenhauer-ch áwé yax̲ hás ayawsitee ; Michaela Goade-ch kawshixít = edited by Johnny Marks, Hans Chester, David Katzeek, Nora Dauenhauer, and Richard Dauenhauer ; illustrated by Michaela Goade.
Publication Information:
Juneau, Alaska : Sealaska Heritage Institute, [2017]
Physical Description:
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN:
9781946019028
General Note:
"Baby Raven Reads"--Back cover.

"This is an update of the 2004 edition published by Sealaska Heritage Institute"--Title page verso.
Abstract:
"After a Tlingit mother gives her son a dried piece of salmon with mold on the end, he flings it away in disgust, committing a taboo. This offends the Salmon People, who sweep him into the water and into their world, where they name him Shanyaak'utlaax̲ or Salmon Boy. Find out what happens to Shanyaak'utlaax̲ in this ancient Tlingit story"--Dust jacket.
Subject Term:
Tlingit Indians -- Juvenile fiction.

Tlingit children -- Juvenile fiction.

Salmon -- Juvenile fiction.

Tlingit Indians -- Fiction.

Tlingit children -- Fiction.

Salmon -- Fiction.

Tlingit Indians -- Folklore.

Tlingit children -- Folklore.

Tilingit language materials -- Bilingual.
Genre:
Folk tales.

Tlingit language materials -- Bilingual.

Folklore -- Alaska -- Juvenile.

Tlingit language materials -- Bilingual -- Juvenile.

Picture books.
Added Author:
Marks, Johnny, 1943-2009,

Chester, Hans,

Katzeek, David,

Dauenhauer, Nora

Dauenhauer, Richard,

Goade, Michaela,
Added Corporate Author:
Sealaska Heritage Foundation,
Added Uniform Title Contained Work:
Container of (work): Shanyaak'utlaax̲.

Container of (expression): Shanyaak'utlaax̲. English.
Variant Title:
Parallel title: Salmon boy
Language:
Parallel text in Tlingit and English.
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