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Coyote Tales by Thomas King; illustrations by Byron Eggenschwiler is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Coyote Tales about?
Two tales, set in a time when animals and human beings still talked to each other, display Thomas Kings cheeky humor and master storytelling skills. Freshly illustrated and reissued as an early chapter book, these stories are perfect for newly independent readers. In Coyote Sings to the Moon , Coyote is at first the cause of misfortune. In those days, when the moon was much brighter and closer to the earth, Old Woman and the animals would sing to her each night. Coyote attempts to join them, but his voice is so terrible they beg him to stop. He is crushed and lashes out who needs Moon anyway? Furious, Moon dives into a pond, plunging the world into darkness. But clever Old Woman comes up with a plan to send Moon back up into the sky and, thanks to Coyote, there she stays. In Coyotes New Suit , mischievous Raven wreaks havoc when she suggests that Coyotes toasty brown suit is not the finest in the forest, thus prompting him to steal suits belonging to all the other animals. Meanwhile, Raven tells the other animals to borrow clothes from the humans camp. When Coyote finds that his closet is too full, Raven slyly suggests he hold a yard sale, then sends the human beings (in their u
Who reads Coyote Tales?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Thomas King; illustrations by Byron Eggenschwiler
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781773062457
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (16 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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