About this episode

Meena Harris narrates a legend about how summer and winter came to be.

Bestselling children's author Meena Harris (Maya's Big Question, Kamala and Maya's Big Idea) plays an ambitious coyote in this Shoshone, Shasta and Hupa legend about how summer and winter came to be. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", here .

People in this episode

Guest: Meena Harris

Topics covered

• children's literature
• mythology
• seasons
• coyote
• legends

Keywords

• Meena Harris
• children's author
• coyote
• Shoshone legend
• summer
• winter

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Maya's Big Question, Kamala and Maya's Big Idea

Places: Shoshone, Shasta, Hupa

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