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Title: Nature love portrayed in stilted language
Review: One of the first children's picture books to portray a child learning to love nature through encountering salmon, this 1973 effort features semi-stylized pen and ink illustrations that stop just this side of cuteness. The language uses formal speech patterns in what looks like an attempt to portray Native Americans with due respect. No source is given for the allegedly traditional tale of how the salmon started coming upstream in response to the tears of mothers crying for their starving children. Since its publication, many others have done a better job.
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