American Indian Myths and Legends (Pantheon Fairy Tales & Fantasies) (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

Lovely book, containing a host of adventures of Coyote, Sun, and other traditional characters. Entertaining and illuminating if you enjoy ethnology. I had a copy of this edition before but gave it away. I chose the same again because the evocative cover art with its drawings of animals and their tracks uses appropriate shades of the desert, sand and cactus, of the American South-West.

This is a very interesting book that I started reading while staying with friends in Sarasota, USA. The stories are told as if you are sat with the people themselves listening to the elders.

Beautiful book, with plenty of stories. The book is divided into parts, and has a very clear index. Taking one star away as while it is a paperback its a bit lighter quality than I am used to and its a chunky book. However, I will be collecting the set and hope to enjoy them for many years to come.

A good read for those interested in different cultural belief systems, at times it is enchanting and takes one into a world of make-believe.

A delight for young and old alike

Great collection of myths and Legends a must buy for anyone interested in native America culture.

Truly interesting and captivating.

Great book

This is a fairly thick volume with a lot of content that spans a lot of aboriginal cultures from the far north to Mexico. The stories are arranged by category; some might prefer them to be arranged by culture, but I'm fine with this grouping. Personally as a non professional who loves myths and folklore, this volume is a very comprehensive introduction to Native American Folklore.

A great book full of inspiring legends, very well written and organized. It is quite easy to comprehend even thought english is a second language to me.

I first read excerpts from this book when I was in middle school and have been looking for it ever since. These stories are important to the cultural understanding of Native Americans, their history, and where a lot of their values stem from, and if you do not hear these stories orally, this is a great resource for a lot of them. The stories are organized by themes such as creation/ heritage stories, cataclysms and natural disaster myths, etc. I haven't finished the book (there is a lot of content) but so far it provides concise summaries and context for each story such as what tribe the story is for/ about, some biographical information about the orator and their oral tradition, as well as location and some significant historical facts about the time periods when historians believe the stories could have originated.

Read this book and fell in love with it

My 10 year old son listened to many of these stories. He enjoyed most of them because they had interesting lessons on life.