Waa'aka': The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun Shoshone has walked around all the

has walked around all the Great Lakes from the four salt waters

the glacier returns to its source

as well as oral histories from the Spirit Lake Dakhóta Nation

in these pages

1812–1882

Waa'aka': The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun Shoshone has walked around all theWaaaka was born when the earth was soft and the waters were new. It was the beginning of time. So begins Cindi Alvitres vivid and multifaceted telling of a traditional Tongva creation story from Southern California. Waaaka follows the title character, a beautiful bird who falls in love with Tamet, the sun, and tries to follow him up to the sky. Accompanied by richly colorful illustrations from Carly Lake, the book touches deftly on themes like the