Octopus Lady and Crow & Other Animal People Stories of the Northwest Coast (Parabola Storytime Series)

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Summary: fabulous animal characters and great humor
Review: my three-year-old will not ride in the car without this one. She loves the funny sounds that the story-teller uses to portray the animals. However, some of the content is definitely for older children (8+). We enjoy the musical interludes and the use of the native american language in the tape.

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Summary: Great Storytelling Tape for Young & Old
Review: This tape is so great. Indians from the Northwest Coast (Washington State/British Colombia area) have wonderful and healing ways of teaching that have been handed down through memorizers for thousands of years. These medicine stories are one delightful way the people taught and shared. I remember hearing a story Johnny Moses told about how the Northwest Coast area; the story was totally at odds with what I'd always read & so I thought to myself ~ yeah, right, very interesting.....couldn't be true but it sure makes a nice story. It was pretty surprising to read several years later in the newspaper that scientists had just made new discoveries that showed the northwest coast area had been formed in a different way than was believed. Goes to show you that if one is very careful to memorize each word exactly that correct information can be carried for thousands of years.
Johnny Moses is one of the last medicine men in the Northwest Coast trained by the elders in all facets of their "Open Heart" healing medicine and he shares the medicine stories in this wonderfully warm & delightful tape that can save a family during long vacations rides. People start gettin' grumpy ~ just pop the tape in!! Be prepared for loud laughter from your kids & yourself. This tape is so great I gave it to my friend to share & alas, now I find it is out-of-print. If you can get a hold of one grab it & play it over & over; each time you'll find something different to enjoy!