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Edie has always known that she is half Native American. She also knows that her mom was adopted by a white couple and has no connection to her birth family. So even though Edie is curious to learn about her heritage, she realizes her mom doesn't have any answers. That is, until the summer day when she and her friends discover a box hidden in the attic, full of old photos of a woman who looks just like Edie and letters signed "Love, Edith." Suddenly,...

Shiny, a whale child, is turned into a boy to teach Alex, a young girl, the wisdom of the Native American value of environmental stewardship so that she can share it with others. Includes glossary of environmental terms, facts about Pacific Northwest Native cultures, and other educational resources.

Describes the surviving traditions among Indians of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Includes views of the netting and preparation of fish, the making of sand bread, and the manufacture of baskets from swamp and salt water marsh grasses, the fashioning of dugout canoes from cedar logs, masked dancing, and the exchange of gifts.