Stories from Where We Live—The Great North American Prairie
A Literary Field Guide
by Sara St. Antoine, editor
Stretching from Alberta and Saskatchewan south to Texas, and from
the edge of the Rockies east to Illinois, the Great North American
Prairie is a remarkably rich and varied region. West to east, the
prairie changes from short grass to mixed grass to tall grass while
badlands, buttes, bluffs, and gullies add height and depth to the
landscape, as do the cities that rise from the plains.
The Great North American Prairie
gathers the literature that best conveys the region's natural heritage.
Readers will find songs and narratives from Plains Indians, stories of
nineteenth-century settlers (including freed slaves) and contemporary
stories, essays, and poems about coyotes, meadowlarks, farm life, wild
places in the city, and efforts to restore native prairie. Dip into
this book and you'll hear the whistle of prairie dogs, witness the
dance of sandhill cranes, catch the white flash of a pronghorn's tail,
and revisit the massive buffalo.
Introducing serveral new voices, the book also features well-known
writers who have lived in the plains such as Willa Cather, Georgia
O'Keeffe, Louise Erdrich, Kathleen Norris, William Least Heat-Moon,
Carl Sandburg, and Hal Borland. Beautifully illustrated, the book
includes scientific information about habitat, plants, and animals, and
a list of places to visit to experience the prairie ecosystem.
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Contributors: Gary Penley, Harley Elliott, Cindy Rogers, Robin E. Kelsey, E.G.
Willy, Elaine Terranova, Carl Sandburg, William Least Heat-Moon,
Laurence Snydal, Douglas C. Dosson, Don Welch, Hal Borland, Joyce
Sidman, Patric Rowley, Willa Cather, Georgia O'Keeffe, Art Bettis,
George Catlin, Jan Donley, Hamlin Garland, Louise Erdrich, Daniel Chu
and Bill Shaw, Georgia Cook, Helen Colella, Iron Teeth, Carol Green,
Alurista, Julene Bair, Sheryl L. Nelms, Nancy Sather, Ann Lynn, Barbara
Juster Esbensen, Sanora Babb, Cynthia Pederson, Gillian Richardson,
Walt McDonald, Ann Cooper, Beverly A.J. Haley, Kathleen Norris, Nancy
Dawson, Cynthia Pederson, Gretchen Woelfle, Marybeth Lorbiecki
Sara St. Antoine
Author's Bio:A longtime lover of both stories and nature ("Books took me to wild places"), Sara St. Antoine has written for Cricket and Ranger Rick, is the author of three "Green Musketeers"
children's novels, and has prepared science education materials for the
World Wildlife Fund. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Awards:2002 New York Public Library Books for the Teenage List
The Best Children's Books of the Year, 2001 (Selected by the Children's Book Committee, at Bank Steet College of Education)
Quotes:“In its quiet but exuberant way, this book speaks to
one of our nation's great needs: to reinhabit the land we have paved
and ploughed. . . . An exceptional collection that capitalizes on young
readers' inherent interest in the natural world. . . . A strong resource
for both learners and teachers of any age or disposition.” —Riverbank
Review
“A
good mix of fiction and information, that reflect the ethnic diversity
of the inhabitants. St. Antoine showcases familiar authors such as Carl
Sandburg, Willa Cather, and Louise Erdrich, as well as lesser-known
writers. Also valuable are the generous appendixes.” —Booklist
“Every
so often readers are given a literary gift that illuminates the beauty
of the environment. The stories, poems and excerpts in this volume
capture the essence of what it means to be part of the Great North
American Prairie. . . . The varied selections include a song of a Sioux
chief, a letter from Georgia O'Keeffe, and the recollections of a
92-year-old woman [Iron Teeth]. . . . Ring[s] with pride and poignancy. ”
—Book Report
“Includes
the words of Willa Cather, Louise Erdrich, Georgia O'Keeffe and more
than 40 others. Beautiful illustrations from Trudy Nicholson, with maps
by Paul Mirocha, are accompanied by fine writing. So many voices
telling their stories honoring the place they call home.” —Glenda
Martin, Minnesota Women's Press
“What comes through in a clear voice is each writer's awe and love for the uniqueness of the region.”—VOYA
“A fine example of an accurate reflection of of the middle of our country.” —Dave Wood's Book Report
“Provides a rich blend of generations of voices and stories of natural history and the land.”—Midwest Book Reivew
“From
salamanders to fire to dramatic weather to river swimming holes, the
stories capture the diversity of human experience in the prairie
ecoregion.”—Quarterly Review of Biology
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The Great North American Prairie —a land of rippling bluestem and
spacious skies. A region famous for the Plains Indians, for the first
steps of Lewis and Clark, for pioneers heroically withstanding
blizzards and locusts and lack of rain. A region once crossed by deer
tracks and wagon ruts, now skimmed by interstate highways and planted
in wheat and soy and sunflowers. A land where grasses and buffalo once
stood tall. more...
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Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 2001
Size: 6 x 9
Genre: Intermediate Fiction/Travel/Environment
Pages: 279
ISBN: 9781571316301
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