The Porcupine Year (Birchbark House, 3) Hardcover - 2008
by Erdrich, Louise; Erdrich, Louise [Illustrator]
- Used
- Hardcover
In the third book of her captivating series, Erdrich continues the story of Omakayas, a young Ojibwe girl living in the mid 1800s. Omakayas and her family are now on the move as white settlers force them further into the West. Illustrations.
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Details
- Title The Porcupine Year (Birchbark House, 3)
- Author Erdrich, Louise; Erdrich, Louise [Illustrator]
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins, New York
- Date 2008-09-02
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0060297875_used
- ISBN 9780060297879 / 0060297875
- Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
- Dimensions 8.28 x 5.8 x 0.79 in (21.03 x 14.73 x 2.01 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 840
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Religious Orientation: Native American
- Library of Congress subjects Voyages and travels, Ojibwa Indians
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008000757
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
From the rear cover
Here follows the story of a most extraordinary year in the life of an Ojibwe family and of a girl named "Omakayas," or Little Frog, who lived a year of flight and adventure, pain and joy, in 1852.
When Omakayas is twelve winters old, she and her family set off on a harrowing journey. They travel by canoe westward from the shores of Lake Superior along the rivers of northern Minnesota, in search of a new home. While the family has prepared well, unexpected danger, enemies, and hardships will push them to the brink of survival. Omakayas continues to learn from the land and the spirits around her, and she discovers that no matter where she is, or how she is living, she has the one thing she needs to carry her through.
Richly imagined, full of laughter and sorrow, The Porcupine Year continues Louise Erdrich's celebrated series, which began with The Birchbark House, a National Book Award finalist, and continued with The Game of Silence, winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.
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Citations
- ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/15/2009, Page 23
- Booklist, 06/01/2008, Page 79
- Horn Book Magazine, 11/01/2008, Page 701
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2009, Page 0
- Kirkus Best Children's Books, 11/15/2008, Page 16
- Kirkus Review - Children, 08/01/2008, Page 811
- Multicultural Review, 03/01/2009, Page 78
- School Library Journal, 09/01/2008, Page 180
