The Cannibal Monster [drama review]
The Cannibal Monster. 10 pp. A K-3 On the far Northern coast of Alaska live the Tlingit people, who, among other things, carve totem poles. On one totem pole found at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, the story of the Cannibal Monster is carved. The Raven is the narrator of the story. The Canni...
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ftbrighametd:oai:contentdm.lib.byu.edu:CBPR/765 2023-05-15T18:33:21+02:00 The Cannibal Monster [drama review] Stevens, Robbie; Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-; 2000-10 text/pdf http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CBPR/id/765 English; eng; en eng Children's Book and Play Review; Scholarly Periodicals; 803721684 play_reviews10-2000-12.pdf http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CBPR/id/765 The information available on this site, including any text, computer codes, data, artwork, video, audio, images or graphics (collectively the "Material") are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Parties other than Brigham Young University ("BYU") may own copyright in the Material. We encourage the use of this Material for non-profit and educational purposes only, such as personal research, teaching and private study. For these limited purposes, Material from this web site may be displayed and printed, and all copies must include any copyright notice originally included with the Material. Additionally, a credit line must be included with each item used, citing the article or review author, title or article or review, title of the database, sponsoring agency, date of your access to the electronic file, and the electronic address. Copyright 2002, Brigham Young University public Farnsworth Juvenile Literature Library, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University Play review Plays Drama--Reviews Children's plays Indians of North America---Juvenile drama Alaska--Juvenile drama Tlingit Indians--Juvenile drama text 2000 ftbrighametd 2017-12-02T08:35:13Z The Cannibal Monster. 10 pp. A K-3 On the far Northern coast of Alaska live the Tlingit people, who, among other things, carve totem poles. On one totem pole found at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, the story of the Cannibal Monster is carved. The Raven is the narrator of the story. The Cannibal Monster follows the people around from village to village and eats them for his meals because he is always hungry. Raven knows the people are scared of the monster and don't like being eaten, so he decides to do something about it. Raven tells Brown Bear to shoot the monster in the left heel. Brown Bear tells the people to do the same, but the people are too frightened, and Brown Bear must face the monster alone. When the Cannibal Monster comes at him, Bear shoves the spear into his heel. The monster dies, and the people are very happy and thankful. They decide to burn the monster's body to get rid of it. Raven, knowing this to be a bad idea, tells Brown Bear to tell the people, but none of them listen to Raven or Bear. As the body burns, small things fly out of the fire and smoke and begin biting the people. These little things are what we call mosquitoes. This play has speaking roles, nonspeaking roles, and a drummer. Costuming is simple, with few props and masks. From: Bruchac, Joseph. Pushing Up the Sky. Dial, 1999. ISBN 0-8037-2168-4. $17.99. 94 pp. A K-3 Reviewed by Robbie Stephens 10:00 PM Children's Book and Play Review, September/October 2000 Text tlingit Alaska Brigham Young University (BYU): Digital Collections Fairbanks |
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The Cannibal Monster. 10 pp. A K-3 On the far Northern coast of Alaska live the Tlingit people, who, among other things, carve totem poles. On one totem pole found at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, the story of the Cannibal Monster is carved. The Raven is the narrator of the story. The Cannibal Monster follows the people around from village to village and eats them for his meals because he is always hungry. Raven knows the people are scared of the monster and don't like being eaten, so he decides to do something about it. Raven tells Brown Bear to shoot the monster in the left heel. Brown Bear tells the people to do the same, but the people are too frightened, and Brown Bear must face the monster alone. When the Cannibal Monster comes at him, Bear shoves the spear into his heel. The monster dies, and the people are very happy and thankful. They decide to burn the monster's body to get rid of it. Raven, knowing this to be a bad idea, tells Brown Bear to tell the people, but none of them listen to Raven or Bear. As the body burns, small things fly out of the fire and smoke and begin biting the people. These little things are what we call mosquitoes. This play has speaking roles, nonspeaking roles, and a drummer. Costuming is simple, with few props and masks. From: Bruchac, Joseph. Pushing Up the Sky. Dial, 1999. ISBN 0-8037-2168-4. $17.99. 94 pp. A K-3 Reviewed by Robbie Stephens 10:00 PM Children's Book and Play Review, September/October 2000 |
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The information available on this site, including any text, computer codes, data, artwork, video, audio, images or graphics (collectively the "Material") are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Parties other than Brigham Young University ("BYU") may own copyright in the Material. We encourage the use of this Material for non-profit and educational purposes only, such as personal research, teaching and private study. For these limited purposes, Material from this web site may be displayed and printed, and all copies must include any copyright notice originally included with the Material. Additionally, a credit line must be included with each item used, citing the article or review author, title or article or review, title of the database, sponsoring agency, date of your access to the electronic file, and the electronic address. Copyright 2002, Brigham Young University public |
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