Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back Author:Joseph Bruchac, Jonathan London The book speaks of the 13 scales on the back of a turtle's shell and how each scale stands for one of the 13 moons which appear during each year. A story is told for each of these moons. The stories were chosen from 13 Native American tribes. The author ends by explaining details of what the Native Americans believed. — Each story is accompanied ... more »by beautiful illustrations by Thomas Locker.« less
There are stories about the different new moons. I really like the different stories in the book and learning about the names of the moons. (reviewed by 8-year-old boy)