Marston, Elsa. Songs of Ancient Journeys: Animals in Rock Art.MARSTON, Elsa. Songs of ancient journeys; animals in rock art. George Braziller, dist. by Norton. 56p. illus. c2005. 0-8076-1563-3. $16.95. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. No one knows for sure what ancient peoples of the American Southwest meant to communicate when they etched and painted images in rock. In her brief introduction, the author speculates upon what these symbols might have been intended to convey--information about the hunt, prayers for fertility, or perhaps messages from the spirit world received by shamans. Although most animal figures depicted in rock art "appear stiff and static," Marston notes that their enduring presence "implies a form of motion ... a journey from then to now." Each short mask poem--by Snake, Bighorn Sheep Bighorn sheep a tall (up to 3 ft), heavy (up to 300 lb body weight) wild sheep that lives in inaccessible mountain country where it exercises its principal achievement of prodigious leaping and climbing. Called also Ovis canadensis. Several regional varieties, e.g. O. c. , Duck, Mountain Lion mountain lion: see puma. , Turtle, Lizard, Butterfly, Bison, Elk, Bear, Deer, Rabbit, and Dog--is accompanied by a photograph of the animal's image in rock, concluding with Man, represented by a handprint hand·print n. An outline or indentation left by a hand. . The Notes section expands upon the role of each animal in ancient Southwestern culture. An intriguing blend of imagination and information, this small volume has broad curriculum connections to Native American studies Native American Studies is an academic discipline that studies the experience of people of Native American ancestry in America. Closely related to other Ethnic studies disciplines such as African American studies, Asian American Studies, and Latino/a Studies, Native American , natural history, desert ecology In ecology, desert ecology is the sum of the interactions between both biotic and abiotic factors of the desert biomes. The biotic factors of desert ecology include the interactions of plant, animal, and bacterial populations in a desert community. , art and poetry. Jessica Swaim, Cataloger, Cherry Creek Sch., Denver, CO J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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