The Legend of Hobbomock


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A Quinnipiac Native American boy must find a way to stop the stone giant Hobbomock from destroying his people, after the giant becomes angry over the Quinnipiac's lack of respect for ancient tribal ways. Based on the legend of the Sleeping Giant land form in Hamden, Connecticut. The story builds understanding among children ages 6-10 of Native American ways and inspires appreciation for nature and the outdoors. Teaching Resource Guide available (from the book publisher) to match the book to the Core Curriculum for the Native American component of Social Studies. The book is currently adopted for use in the 4th grade in several schools and appears on a number of summer reading lists in New England.










The Sleeping Giant


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Fed poi by the villagers of Kapa'a, a small, weeping fish grows enormous, then transforms into a giant man, but there is not enough poi on the island to satisfy his true hunger.







Sleeping Giant Legend


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The Legend Of The Sleeping Giant: A Poem


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The Legend of Te Mata O Rongokako the Sleeping Giant


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Rongokako is a giant who regularly terrorises the pa of the Heretaunga tribe, stealing their food and setting fire to the houses, until he falls in love with the chiefteness Hinerakau. The chief of the tribe asks Rongokako to bite a path through the hills to Waimarama before he'll consent to the marriage, but the giant chokes on a piece of earth and dies, falling in such a way that the shape of the giant can still be seen today in the hills east of Havelock North. Suggested level: junior.




The Legend of the Sleeping Giant of Steamboat Springs


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A magical tale of Indians and a giant who once lived together near Steamboat Springs in the Yampa Valley of Colorado.




The Sleeping Giant


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Off the coast of Ireland there lies an island. It looks just like a giant sleeping in the sea. What if it really is a giant -- and what if, one day, the Sleeping Giant wakes up?