Crow and Weasel Author:Barry H. Lopez, Tom Pohrt (Illustrator) In the distant era of myth time, when people and animals still spoke the same language, two young men set out on horseback to travel farther north than any of their people have ever gone before. On their bold and wonderful journey -- across the River of Floating Ashes, through a vastly deep forest, and around a bewildering maze of lakes -- Crow ... more »and Weasel meet with terrifying danger and spectacular beauty. Together they share stories, exchange gifts, and enlarge their idea of what is wondrous.
Using a modern fable of two Indian braves who undertake a journey through the landscape of the northern tundra and meet their native brothers, the author illustrates the wisdom to be gained from the natural world and from resolving inner conflicts. From the author of Arctic Dreams.« less