WILLY WHITEFEATHER'S RIVER BOOK FOR KIDS. BY Willy Whitefeather. Tucson, AZ: Harbinger House (P. O. Box 42948, 85733-2948), 1994, Paperbound. 124 Pp. ISBN Number 0-943173-04-9, $11.95. “The “River Book for Kids” takes the young reader on a journey down a river along with a young Cherokee boy, Choonah Hunteh, and his Grandfather. Along the way they encounter both the beauty and the dangers of the river. Later in life Choonah Hunteh passes on the knowledge he gained from his Grandfather to his niece and nephew, Tina and Dooley. Raised in the city, Tina and Dooley have never experienced the ways of the river. Their four-day trip provides an opportunity for them to not only learn the ways of the river and the animals that live along it but to also learn the ways of their Native American ancestors. Written in a large “handwritten” script and saturated with cartoon-like drawings illustrating the story line and canoeing techniques this book is very appealing to the young reader. It serves both as a nature-awareness guide and a canoeing-skills handbook. I was pleased to note that the book emphasized safety and the necessity of wearing life jackets regardless of whether or not you can swim! This book would serve well as a prerequisite to any child’s first boating experience. Anita Cheek Moon, Member Reviewers’ Consortium
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