Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote Tony Johnston Rabbit outwits Coyote in this Zapotec tale which explains why coyotes howl at the moon. OL134509W
Uncle Smoke stories Uncle Smoke stories Roger L. Welsch Uncle Smoke, a revered storyteller of the fictional Nehawka tribe, shares four stories about the legendary trickster, Coyote. OL14864767W
Tricky Coyote tales Tricky Coyote tales Chris Schweizer Coyote seeks food and fun in the canyons and hills of the southwest, and the reader helps him make choices as he encounters many other creatures, some friendly and some dangerous. OL16132613W
Coyote walks on two legs Coyote walks on two legs Gerald Hausman A collection of Navajo legends featuring the trickster character, Coyote. OL17850367W
Coyote Steals the Blanket Coyote Steals the Blanket Janet Stevens Coyote receives his comeuppance when he tries to take something that does not belong to him. OL1834026W
The coyote bead The coyote bead Gerald Hausman In 1864, a Navajo shaman and his grandson seek powerful, mythical beads that can save their people from great evils, including The Long Walk forced on them by United States soldiers, and the trickste… OL19036355W
Coyote tales Coyote tales Morgan, William,Hildegard Thompson An illustrated collection of traditional Navajo folk tales featuring the trickster Coyote. OL19523783W
Coyote & the winnowing birds = Coyote & the winnowing birds = Barbara Pepper,Emory Sekaquaptewa,Eugene Sekaquaptewa,Barbara Pepper The birds find a way to teach Coyote a lesson when he tries to trick them. Includes a section introducing the Hopi language. OL19600974W
Green grass, running water Green grass, running water King, Thomas Strong, Sassy women and hard-luck hardheaded men, all searching for the middle ground between Native American tradition and the modern world, perform an elaborate dance of approach and avoidance in t… OL3394154W
Meet tricky Coyote! Meet tricky Coyote! Gretchen Mayo A collection of legends about the cunning trickster Coyote, taken from a variety of Native American sources. OL3939094W
That tricky Coyote! That tricky Coyote! Gretchen Mayo A collection of legends about the cunning trickster Coyote, taken from a variety of Native American sources. OL3939098W
The naughty little rabbit and old man coyote The naughty little rabbit and old man coyote Estefanita Martinez Pictures tell a traditional trickster tale in which a rabbit outsmarts Coyote, who is out to trap him. Includes text and suggestions for storytelling activities in the back. OL4281327W
Maybe I will do something Maybe I will do something Wayne Ude A collection of stories about the mythic Native American trickster Coyote, based on traditional versions of the tales. OL4301319W
How Coyote stole the summer How Coyote stole the summer Stephen Krensky Brrr! Coyote is always cold! That's because it's winter all year long. But Old Woman has something amazing called summer. It's tied up in a little bag in her tipi. Coyote and his friends Wolf, Moose,… OL448352W
A cry from the earth A cry from the earth John Bierhorst An overview of American Indian music and dance which includes a discussion of their instruments, the structure of their music, and the uses of music in Indian life. OL453274W
Doctor Coyote Doctor Coyote John Bierhorst Coyote is featured in each of these Aztec interpretations of Aesop's fables. The illustrations are set in the twentieth century. OL453276W
Coyote and the laughing butterflies Coyote and the laughing butterflies Harriet Peck Taylor Coyote is tricked by some butterflies who laugh so hard about their joke that they cannot fly straight. OL475996W
Coyote stories of the Navajo people Coyote stories of the Navajo people Robert A. Roessel Fourteen traditional Navajo legends featuring the cunning Coyote and his continual efforts to trick his fellow animals. OL5908811W
Coyote fights the sun Coyote fights the sun Mary J. Carpelan A retelling of the traditional Shasta Indian tale in which Coyote decides to shoot the sun for misleading him about the coming of spring. OL5954323W