Author: WARGIN, KATHY-JO
Title: The Legend of Sleeping Bear
Description: Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 1998. First Edition. Third Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 188694735X. Illustrated by Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen. Cover is illustrated boards. Endpapers illustrated with map of Lake Michigan and the upper northwest portion of the lower peninsula of Michigan, where the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes are located. Lushly colored illustrations on every page. "It is believed that the Ojibwe [Ojibway] of Michigan were the first to tell the story of Sleeping Bear and her cubs, a legend that has since become known as The Legend of Sleeping Bear. The tale originated as a way to explain the sandy area that we know today as the Sleeping Bear Dune. In this story, Mother Bear and her two cubs must escape a forest fire in Wisconsin. As they struggle to make this journey across Lake Michigan, the loyalty and dedications they show for one another is powerful and heartwarming..." Lovely tale with wonderful, original artwork to bring the tale to life. And as someone who spent many childhood summers on the shores of Lake Michigan, climbing the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes, playing on the sand beaches of Lake Michigan, it all makes for a perfect and logical explanation of this lovely natural landmark. Oversized, 3#. ; Color Illustrations; 9 1/4 x 11 1/4; Unpaginated pages; SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON FRONT END PAPER. Cover has light rubbing and shelfwear. DJ has some rubbing/scuffing, shelfwear; in a mylar cover. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Keywords: 188694735x Michigan; Michigan History; Michigan Folk Lore; Folk Lore; Native American Folk Lore; Native American History; Native American Culture; Ojibwa Indians; Indian Tribes; Native American History Historical Fiction Cultural History Animals American


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