Illustrated entirely with black-and-white shadow puppets, this tale recounts the enchantment of an Inuit maiden who is transformed into a white caribou and then back into a woman. When Elizabeth Cleaver discovered this old Inuit tale, she thought how well it was suited to shadow puppets since the shadow theatre is ideal for showing dreams, visions, and magical happenings like a human turning into an animal. She decided to retell the story and to create shadow puppets to illustrate each episode. This engaging book is the ...
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Illustrated entirely with black-and-white shadow puppets, this tale recounts the enchantment of an Inuit maiden who is transformed into a white caribou and then back into a woman. When Elizabeth Cleaver discovered this old Inuit tale, she thought how well it was suited to shadow puppets since the shadow theatre is ideal for showing dreams, visions, and magical happenings like a human turning into an animal. She decided to retell the story and to create shadow puppets to illustrate each episode. This engaging book is the result In addition to a charming story and striking illustrations, the book includes instructions for making a shadow-puppet theatre to animate this and other stories.
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Elizabeth Cleaver. Fine. No DJ Issued. Retelling of an old Inuit tale involving maiden who is turned into a white caribou by an evil shaman and the attempts of a young caribou hunter to bring her back. The title was posthumously published for Cleaver (1939-1985), a renowned, multi-award winning, children's author. An award for illustrators of Canadian children's literature, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award was established in 1986. B&W shadow puppet illustrations with technique instructions at back. 32 pages. Oblong 8vo ( 8 5/8" x 10 3/4").