The Dancing Fox

by John Bierhorst, Ms. Mary K. Okheena (Illustrator)

From perilous Arctic journeys to strange giants in frozen snowfields, this collection of stories reveals fresh insights into universal themes, in language faithful to the oral tradition. Illustrations by a contemporary Inuit artist round out this impeccably researched volume.

168 pages, Hardcover

First published May 20, 1997

About the author

John Bierhorst is the author, editor, or translator of more than thirty books on Native American lore, including Latin American Folktales, The Mythology of South America, The Mythology of North America, and The Mythology of Mexico and Central America.

Reviews

[Captain Comic Book]

I've always loved the idea of learning folktales from other cultures so I was really excited to read this book. A lot of the minutiae from the stories didn't make as much sense to me as the folktales I grew up with but that's all the more reason to enjoy the cultural differences. That being said, I can imagine a lot of these would be much more entertaining if read out loud the way the forward of the book explains.

[Jbondandrews]

A very interesting collection of stories of the Inuit.

[Sarah B]

I like the book because it had a lot of diffrent stories in it. I like how it told about a lot of animals in it. Most of the stories mostly kind of the same thing. I would recomanded it to people who get board with one story

[Evie]

Wicked husbands and stepmothers bite the dust. Spirits solve problems. Trickster tales. A good introduction to Inuit folk tales for kids about ten years and up.