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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