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Download or read book How Devil's Club Came to be written by Miranda Rose K̲aagwéil Worl and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Devil's Club Came to Be is an original story inspired by ancient oral traditions that have been handed down through the generations. It tells the story of Raven¿s niece who sets off to save her village after a giant kidnaps her village¿s shaman and leaves her people ailing. Along the way, she meets the Thunderbird People and is transformed into a Thunderbird. In this form, she fights the giant and discovers Devil¿s Club, a plant common in Southeast Alaska that is considered sacred for its medicinal properties.This book is part of Baby Raven Reads, an award-winning Sealaska Heritage program for Alaska Native families with children up to age 5 that promotes language development and school readiness. Baby Raven Reads was awarded the Library of Congress's 2017 Literacy Awards Program Best Practice Honoree award.