Named one of the Top 10 Native American Books for Elementary Schools by American Indians in Children's Literature
Little Zoo Sap and his family are moving from their summer home on the coast to their winter home in the deep woods. Unnoticed, the youngster tumbles off the end of the sled.
Alone, cold, and frightened, Zoo Sap cries, and his cries attract the forest animals. Beginning with beaver and ending with the great bald eagle, the animals rush to protect the baby and shelter him from the cold until his father returns for him.
New, expanded 10th-anniversary edition of this classic that has sold more than 30,000 copies. ·
New features include an author’s note explaining the seasonal movement of the Passamaquoddy people; a pronunciation guide to the Passamaquoddy names of the animals in the story; and a
QR code
that will let readers link to the
audio recording of Allen Sockabasin telling the story in the Passamaquoddy language
.
A beguiling bedtime story and a profound expression of reverence for the natural world.
Lexile Level 620
Fountas and Pinnell Text Level L