Status
Available
Local notes
E Lew
Collection
Genres
Publication
Mackinac Island Press (2012), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 32 pages
Description
Walk the shores of Lake Michigan with grandpa and his grandchildren as he tells of the Ojibwe Sleeping Bear legend of how the Petoskey stone was formed when Mother Bear leaves her tears all over the beaches.
Physical description
32 p.; 9.09 x 0.4 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member NMkimdykstra
Your personal response to the book:
Every year, I read "The Legend of the Sleeping Bears" to my students. I have never read that book to them without them being truely in awe of the story. Needless, to say, I was quite excited to find this book at the library (I will definitely be purchasing it for
Curricular connections (how you might use it with students in a classroom or school library) or programming connections (how you might use this book in a public library setting):
In my school library, I could imagine myself using this book in conjunction with the "The Lengend of the Sleeping Bears." I could also use both of those books in a study of Native American legends.
Every year, I read "The Legend of the Sleeping Bears" to my students. I have never read that book to them without them being truely in awe of the story. Needless, to say, I was quite excited to find this book at the library (I will definitely be purchasing it for
Show More
my school library). As someone who has grown up in Michigan, I really enjoyed learning the story behind the Petoskey stones and it was great to be able to connect this story with the other one. Curricular connections (how you might use it with students in a classroom or school library) or programming connections (how you might use this book in a public library setting):
In my school library, I could imagine myself using this book in conjunction with the "The Lengend of the Sleeping Bears." I could also use both of those books in a study of Native American legends.
Show Less
Similar in this library
Pages
32