Storybook Plan

 For my project I am going to tell a story that takes place in the famous Yellowstone National Park. My hope is to have the characters all be animals, such as a fish, bear, and hawk. Each animal is unique in their own way and can observe different things-from the water, land, and air. I would like to demonstrate the changes the park has seen over the years. My research link below will help me include sacred places such as the hot springs. I also would like to include the impact the Native Americans had on the land before others visited. I have viewed a couple folklore stories that take place in the Yellowstone and focus on ghost, but they help me get a better understanding for the scene and plot that could be implemented in my own story. "Swept Over: Ghosts of the Lower Falls" does an excellent job incorporating real places within a folklore tale. 

I would like to have four different types of animals who would narrate a story of how the national park has changed over the years. The stories would include everything from the amount of guests each year to how the environment has shifted. I think animals have such a unique view into peoples lives because they know nothing about them r what they are going through, but at the same time sense every emotion they are expressing. 

https://myfilmnorth.org/fiscally-sponsored-projects/inside-the-heart-of-wolf-advocacy-the-yellowstone-story/

https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/ghost-stories/yellowstone-ghost-stories/

https://www.worldwidewriter.co.uk/native-americans-and-yellowstone-national-park-hot-springs-legends-and-sacred-places.html