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The birchbark house / Louise Erdrich ; with illustrations by the author.
Omakayas and her family live on the land her people call the Island of the Golden-Breasted Woodpecker. Although the "chimookoman," white people, encroach more and more on their land, life continues much as it always has: every summer they build a new birchbark house; every Autumn they go to ricing camp to harvest and feast; they move to the cedar log house before the first snow arrives, and celebrate the end of the long, cold winters at maple-sugaring camp. In between, Omakayas fights with her pesky little brother, Pinch; plays with cute little baby Neewo; and tries to be grown-up like her older sister, Angeline. But the satisfying rhythms of their life are shattered when a visitor comes to their lodge one winter night, bringing with him an invisible enemy that will change things forever - but that will eventually lead Omakayas to discover her calling.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780786814541 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 244 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Edition: 1st Hyperion pbk. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, 2002, c1999.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Neebin (Summer) -- Dagwaging (Fall) -- Biboon (Winter) -- Zeegwun (spring) |
Target Audience Note: | 009+. |