Muwin and the Magic Hare

Susan Hand Shetterly

Jul 2014 · StarWalk Kids Media

About this ebook

When Muwin the bear spies a lame snowshoe hare, he decides to have rabbit for dinner. What he doesn't realize is that the hare is Mahtoqehs, the Great Magic Hare of the Woods. As Muwin pursues the creature, the hare transforms himself into a hunter, an herb woman, and an old chief, who, on alternate nights entertains the bear and feeds him stew. The book preserves the humor and beauty of the Passamaquoddy culture of Maine and eastern Canada.

About the author

Susan has written about wildlife and wildlands for over thirty years. Her book, Settled In The Wild, won the The Maine Literary Award for Best Nonfiction from the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance in 2011. She is the author of the essay collection The New Year's Owl, and several children's books, including her book about forests, Shelterwood. A contributing writer to Maine Times from 1980 to 1996, Susan´s articles have appeared in various magazines, including Birder’s World, Audubon Magazine, Yankee, and Down East. Susan lives in rural Maine, and for fifteen years she held a wild bird rehabilitator's license. Now she works with land trusts to save habitat.Susan received a Master's in Education from Harvard University and a Master's in Fine Arts from Goddard College. She has been a writer in residence at the University of Maine and at Yaddo. She teaches writing workshops.