Experience Iktomi And The Berries: A Plains Indian Story Curated By Paul Goble Available In Readable Copy

is a trickster in Plains Indian folklore, In this tale his conceit gets him into trouble,

Paul Goble is a Caldecott Medal winning illustrator who has a gift for bringing native folktales to life for elementary age children.
He has a unique pen, ink and paint technique that brings out the details in Iktomi's dress and gear, as well as animalssuch as the prairie dogs and ducks in this tale.

While the main text of the story is told in bold black type, the storyteller is given some hilarious commentary in gray type, which is a delight for children listening to the story.
Goble also adds little captions that are fun to read aloud, or that children enjoy looking for on their own.


I prefer folktales that teach a moral, and here the message is clear: pride goes before a fall.
Written May,. This is the first of Goble's Iktomi books that I've read, but I'll be on the lookout for others.
Until I'm more familiar with the story, I'll stick to the main story line and the kids and I can study the pictures together.
We usually make comments as we read, so this story fits nicely with our reading style,

Iktomi is a great example of a poor decision maker, which gives the reader an opportunity to talk about decision making what's the problem, what are some options for dealing with the problem, and what are the possible consequences of the options.
Not using these words, however, Our local library has a big selection of Paul Goble books on display under the title "Thanksgiving, "
Miss C loves the Iktomi stories, which follow a Lakota trickster on his adventures, A wonderful retelling of a Iktomi tale, I also enjoy the amount of factual information that Paul Goble provides the reader, Iktomi and the Berries is another one of author Paul Goble's creations, It is a Native American folk tale that tells the story of Iktomi the famous "trickster" accroding to Native American legend.
The illustrations in the book portray Iktomi as an outlandish character that gets

himself into all kinds of sticky situations.
The illustrations in the book also depict the environment of the Great Plains, If I were to introduce my students to Native American traditions and rituals I would use this book as a read aloud.
I would also include a biography of Paul Goble, which would explain where these retellings came from, My personal critique of the book was that I thought the illustations make the story look a bit outdated compared to what most students are reading today.
I would still try to incorporate some of his books into a unit on Native American culture, a good story for teaching paraphrazing
a great native american legend presented by one of the best children s author of american native tales I was not a fan of this book.
I would not purchase this for my classroom, This was a new folk tale to me but I didnt find it very interesting or eventful, I could tell where the story was going before I finished reading it, I also wasnt a fan of the illustrations they seemed two dimensional and lifeless, Not a book I would buy for my future classroom, A good book to teach About Native American folklore, The captivating illustrations make this book a good read aloud for early elementary students, Paul Goble was an award winning author and illustrator of childrens books, He has won both the Caldecott Medal and The Library of Congress Childrens Book of the Year Award.
He gave his entire collection of original illustrations to the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings, South Dakota.
Goble, a native of England, studied at the Central School of Art in London, He became a United States citizen in, Gobles life long fascination with Native Americans of the plains began during his childhood when he became intrigued with their spirituality and culture.
His illustrations accurately depict Native American clothing, customs and surroundings in brilliant color and detail, Goble researched ancient stories and retold them for his young audienc Paul Goble was an award winning author and illustrator of children's books.
He has won both the Caldecott Medal and The Library of Congress' Children's Book of the Year Award.
He gave his entire collection of original illustrations to the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings, South Dakota.
Goble, a native of England, studied at the Central School of Art in London, He became a United States citizen in, Goble's life long fascination with Native Americans of the plains began during his childhood when he became intrigued with their spirituality and culture.
His illustrations accurately depict Native American clothing, customs and surroundings in brilliant color and detail, Goble researched ancient stories and retold them for his young audiences in a manner sympathetic to Native American ways.
Goble lived with his wife in Rapid City, SD, sitelink.