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    A Dream Come True -- Billi Bear, Medicine Woman, and Spider
    A Dream Come True -- Billi Bear, Medicine Woman, and Spider
    A Dream Come True -- Billi Bear, Medicine Woman, and Spider
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    A Dream Come True -- Billi Bear, Medicine Woman, and Spider

    By Barbara Kennedy MPH MSW

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    A brilliant portrayal of Cultural Diversity, by behaviorist Barbara Kennedy, who is also the author and narrator of "The Fox and the Hawk." This gentle illustrated story will make you laugh and cry. The simplicity and clever repartee show the reader what love looks like, pure and simple. The story takes place in a small fishing town, Pink Salmon Bay, Alaska. The reader will understand some of the challenges in a community; what fear looks like, and "mob mentality" in the village. Annika Spider Woman says, "Fear and envy made them mean and stupid." That was pretty direct and refreshing. This new wave of educating a very broad demographic, with no political agenda and no personal voices, is welcomed in the young reader section.

    The soft message is tucked inside the legends of the Indigenous Peoples' Dream Catchers, the Mandalas; how they are made, what they mean, and how they are meant to be utilized.

    The Spider weaves the webs that will catch the best dreams for the children that Annika puts to bed each evening. The villagers teach Billi Bear to play ice hockey, and he shows them how to catch fish with their hands.

    Annika, a widow, is lonely and wishes for a family of her own. Spider tells her, " If there is a dream out there, we'll catch it." And she sets out to weave and tat an "installation" that will attract the most extraordinary dream come true. It does not disappoint Annika or the reader. For all ages.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublishereBookIt.com
    Release dateApr 26, 2017
    ISBN9780990930563
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      A Dream Come True -- Billi Bear, Medicine Woman, and Spider - Barbara Kennedy MPH MSW

      Margaret.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      COPYRIGHT PAGE

      DEDICATION

      NIGHTHAWK

      INTRODUCTION

      STORY

      MY FAMILY

      WATER SPIDER

      EPILOGUE

      SPIDER MONKEY

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      COMING SOON

      Nighthawk: a recurring thought that only seems

      to strike at night—an overdue task, a memory or regret,

      a looming desire, a shapeless future,—that circles high

      overhead during the day, and pecks at the back of your

      mind while you try to sleep; a thought you can successfully

      ignore for weeks, only to feel its presence hovering outside

      the kitchen window, waiting for you to finish your coffee,

      passing the time by quietly building a nest.

      LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY, THERE WAS A VILLAGE on the icy Alaskan coast of Pink Salmon Bay. The village women wove the blankets, prepared the food, and tended to the daily existence of their families. Most of the men were trappers and fishermen, and they were gone hunting and netting for most of the day. The villagers depended on the bounty of salmon and seals to sustain their families. The villagers divided what food remained after a majority of their catch went to

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