# Is "Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with His Daughter: Coyote Builds North America" by Barry Lopez a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with His Daughter: Coyote Builds North America by Barry Lopez (Sheed Andrews and McMeel, 1977) is identified by: First edition published by Sheed Andrews and McMeel (Kansas City) in 1977, ISBN 0-8362-0726-2, in a pictorial dust jacket. True first US edition; Lopez's early retelling of Old Man Coyote tales.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition published by Sheed Andrews and McMeel (Kansas City) in 1977, ISBN 0-8362-0726-2, in a pictorial dust jacket
- A collection of sixty-eight Coyote trickster tales drawn from forty-two tribes
- The first-issue jacket is unclipped and carries the original printed price
- Publisher imprint reads Sheed Andrews and McMeel
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Barry Lopez |
| Publisher | Sheed Andrews and McMeel |
| Year | 1977 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition published by Sheed Andrews and McMeel (Kansas City) in 1977, ISBN 0-8362-0726-2, in a pictorial dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition published by Sheed Andrews and McMeel (Kansas City) in 1977, ISBN 0-8362-0726-2, in a pictorial dust jacket. A collection of sixty-eight Coyote trickster tales drawn from forty-two tribes. The first-issue jacket is unclipped and carries the original printed price.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition; Lopez's early retelling of Old Man Coyote tales. The Sheed Andrews and McMeel hardcover precedes the later Harper (Harper Perennial) paperback reissue.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition of note; distinguish the 1977 Sheed Andrews and McMeel hardcover from the later Harper Perennial paperback reprint.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with His Daughter: Coyote Builds North America* by Barry Lopez a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/giving-birth-to-thunder-sleeping-with-his-daughter-coyote-bu
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.