Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Third Printing; Hardcover. 188694735X . 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 .

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Bookseller: Pegasusbooks.biz (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 14653
Title: The Legend Of Sleeping Bear
Author: Wargin, Kathy-Jo
Illustrator: Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen
Format/Binding: Third Printing; Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 188694735X
ISBN 13: 9781886947351
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Place of Publication: Chelsea, MI
Date Published: 1998
Keywords: 188694735X, Michigan;, Michigan History;, Michigan Folk Lore;, Folk Lore;, Native American Folk Lore;, Native American History;, Native American Culture;, Ojibwa Indians;, Indian Tribes;

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