Crow and Weasel

Barry Holstun Lopez. Farrar Straus Giroux, $9.95 (80pp) ISBN 978-0-374-41613-3

In this original folktale inspired by the North American Plains people, Crow and Weasel come of age together as they make a voyage into unknown territory, made vivid in Pohrt's well-researched paintings. All ages. (Sept.)

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