Gerald Hausman, Author Greenwillow Books $15.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-06-008598-8
Gerald Hausman explores an array of situations across various centuries (many inspired by true stories) when men-and one woman-survive seafaring tragedies in a half dozen tales-Castaways: Stories of Survival. A Spanish traveler is the sole...
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Gerald Hausman, Author St. Martin's Press $22.95 (264p) ISBN 978-0-312-09928-2
Nearly 70 tales from such diverse tribes as Creek, Navajo, Roanoke, Hopi, Lakota and Seminole are loosely strung together into a single epic in this disappointing effort by this popularizer of Indian culture. While not Native American himself,...
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Gerald Hausman. Bear & Company, $14 trade paper (152p) ISBN 978-1-59143-154-1
Hausman first went to the north coast of Jamaica in 1985, and for 10 years he led an outdoor-experience summer school there. He came to know Jamaica from the “inside out,” developing deep friendships with an intriguing cast of Rastas, who trace...
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Gerald Hausman, Author, Natachee Scott Momaday, Introduction by St. Martin's Press $19.95 (204p) ISBN 978-0-312-07103-5
Turtle Island is an Indian name for the earth. In this elegant volume, Hausman ( Meditations with the Navajo ) examines major themes of Native American culture as observed in poetry, experience and collective memory. The entries go beyond simple...
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Gerald Hausman, Author, Natachee Scott Momaday, Introduction by, Natachee Scott Momaday, Adapted by St. Martin's Press $13.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-312-09406-5
In this elegant volume, Hausman examines major themes of Native American culture as observed in poetry, experience and collective memory. Illustrations. (May)
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Gerald Hausman, Author, Tony Hillerman, Foreword by Simon & Schuster $11 (204p) ISBN 978-0-671-76811-9
Hausman ( Meditations with the Navajo ) once again turns his storytelling to the Navajo people, this time focusing on their principal ``Ways''--ritual pathways whose ancient legends are used to heal, give moral instruction and attain inner harmony,...
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Gerald Hausman, illus. by Ramon Shiloh. Wisdom Tales, $17.95 (36p) ISBN 978-1-937786-12-0
In this Creek flood story, the world is populated by “animal people”; the Noah figure is a river otter, eloquently named Listener, and the flood prophecy—as well as instructions for building a watertight raft, anchored to “the tallest water oak in...
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Gerald Hausman, Author, Michael Hague, Illustrator, Ashley Wolff, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $14.95 (41p) ISBN 978-0-06-022906-1
Hausman's (Turtle Island ABC) retelling of seven Navajo, Koasati Creek and Tsimshian tales is a standout in an increasingly crowded genre. His tone is casual and unpretentious, his rhythm and pacing impeccable. Because the stories all feature...
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Gerald Hausman, Author, Roger Zelazny, Author Forge $21.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-312-85654-0
The feats of two legendary ``mountain men'' are the subject of this unusual new western novel, a collaboration between science fiction author Zelazny ( Nine Princes in Amber ) and Hausman ( Tunkashila ), who usually writes about Native Americans. In
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Gerald Hausman, Author, Ashley Wolff, Illustrator Philomel Books $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-399-22744-8
The Doctor Bird is a rainbow-winged, streamer-tailed hummingbird that lives only in Jamaica--and is that West Indian island's beloved national bird. Here, in a trio of wordy folktales, a top-hatted Doctor Bird uses magical powers plus his own wisdom
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Gerald Hausman, Author, Cara Moser, Illustrator, Barry Moser, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-021100-4
Serene, ethereal pastels underscore the dreamlike nature of this traditional Navajo legend, seamlessly retold by Hausman. Carried away by Father Eagle to the ""country of clouds at the top of the sky,"" a Native American boy has an encounter with...
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Gerald Hausman, Author, Cara Moser, Illustrator, Barry Moser, Illustrator First Glance Books $15 (36p) ISBN 978-0-06-021307-7
Not so much a collection of ``Native American symbols'' as a smattering of watered-down motifs from Native American cultures, this ABC adds up to not much. A lot of the information here seems empty: Hausman writes, for example, that W is for Wolf,...
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Gerald Hausman, Author, Sid Hausman, Illustrator Mariposa Printing & Publishing Co $10.95 (112p) ISBN 978-0-933553-06-4
Each of the five stories in this collection depicts a young Native American at a moment of epiphany, when profound truths are glimpsed. Lisa, a 12-year-old Navajo, has a vivid dream of a turquoise horse; how she chooses to share her dream reveals...
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Gerald Hausman, Author, Loretta Hausman, Author, Mariah Fox, Illustrator Hampton Roads Publishing Company $16.95 (192p) ISBN 978-1-57174-256-8
Anyone believing that cats live in another dimension will relish The Metaphysical Cat: Tales of Cats and Their Humans by Gerald and Loretta Hausman (authors of 1998's The Mythology of Cats). The book reveals felines' supernatural, mystical,...
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Gerald Hausman, Author, Loretta Hausman, Author, Barry Moser, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $19.95 (96p) ISBN 978-0-689-80696-4
Moser's (My Dog Rosie) luminous watercolors light up this anthology of 13 rarely told folktales that pay homage to canines. Grouped by type (""The Trickster Dog,"" ""The Guardian Dog,"" and so on), the stories span a wide range of cultures and...
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