Stories From Where We Live—The Great Lakes
A Literary Field Guide
by Sara St. Antoine, editor
Introduction by Sara St. Antoine
Shaped by glaciers, the Great Lakes—Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie,
and Ontario—are one of the natural wonders of the world. The lakes and
the lands around them have been home to diverse Native American
nations, explorers, trappers, loggers, and farmers as well as visitors
who enjoy outdoor sports and recreation in a region known for cool
summers, colorful autumns, and snowy winters.
This award-winning
literary field guide for kids (ages 9 and up) and families uses
stories, poems, and essays to depict the natural heritage of the Great
Lakes, from Buffalo to the Boundary Waters. Describing canoe trips,
fishing expeditions, and encounters with moose, loons, and bears, the
book features such well-known writers as Minnesota’s Sigurd Olson,
Illinois’ Sandra Cisneros, Indiana’s Edwin Way Teale and Gene
Stratton-Porter, and Ontario’s Margaret Atwood. The book includes
descriptions of the region’s distinctive habitats and a list of natural
areas readers can visit.
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Contributors: JoAnn Early Macken, April Pulley Sayre, Susan Power, Gwen Hart, Sigurd
F. Olson, Phyllis I. Harris, Ellen Creager, Gene Stratton-Porter,
William Pitt Root, Charles E. Misner, Louis Jenkins, Bruce Catton,
Katherine Crawford Robey, Julie Parson-Nesbitt, Ellen Airgood, Don
Moser, Marcia Lipson, David Kline, Lisa Wheeler, Gretchen Woelfle,
Marie Howe, Aldo Leopold, Freya Manfred, Sara St. Antoine, Carol
Farley, Roger Pfingston, Shannon Sexton, Robert Alexander, John Knott,
Laura Lush, Day Alexander, Margaret Atwood, Edwin Way Teale, Antwone
Quenton Fisher, Pat Kertzman, Mary Bartlett Caskey, Sandra Cisneros,
Jack Becklund, Pamela Uschuk, George Vukelich, Jill Barrie, Louis W.
Campbell, Abe Louise Young, Marjorie Carlson Davis, Ann Cooper, Raymond
Souster, Laurie Allmann
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:Kids Pick of the Lists, American Booksellers Association – Notable
Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, National Council of Social
Studies, Children’s Book Council – New York Public Library Books for
the Teen Age, 2002 List – The Best Children’s Books of the Year, 2001,
Bank Street College of Education
Quotes:"A book that can be enjoyed by children and adults. . . . The publisher
aimed for and achieved a book that joins literature, ecology, history,
natural history, and travel. . . . It's easy to understand why this
series has so far been nominated for several awards."—Linda Turk,
Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
"The Great Lakes is a lovely
introduction to the concept of ecoregion and to the literature of this
particular part of North America. It would make a terrific companion on
a road trip, a good addition to any summer house library, or a great
gift for any kid who loves the woods and lakes and roadsides of the
region."—Charlotte McGuinn Freeman, Ruminator Review
“It’s a treat to find a book that can be enjoyed by children and
adults. . . . A book that joins literature, ecology, history, natural
history, and travel.”—Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
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Stories from Where We Live—The Great Lakes
Drawing on the rich literary tradition of the Great Lakes, the book
takes readers on an informative, imaginative trip through the region’s
past and present. Meet an Ojibwe girl born in 1777 on the shores of
Wisconsin’s Chequamegon Bay, watch the aurora borealis from atop
four-hundred-foot dunes in Michigan, or spend a summer working on an
organic farm.
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Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 2005
Size: 6 x 9
Genre: Environment/Education
Pages: 264
ISBN: 9781571316547
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