Canadian, Aboriginal

Waboose, Jan Bourdreau. Illustrator/ J. Taylor. 1999. Firedancers. Toronto, ON: Stoddart Kids. ISBN: 0-7737-3138-5
Age: Pre-school - 8
Language: English
Subject: Children; Fiction; Woodland, Ojibwe

As they are traveling at night, a young Ojibwe girl listens as her grandmother tells her the story of ceremonial dances that she used to attend on the island. Eventually, the young girl joins her grandmother as a firedancer.

Canadian, Aboriginal

Waboose, Jan Bourdreau. Illustrator/ Karen Reczuch. 1997. Morning on the Lake. Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press. ISBN: 1-55074-588-3
Age: 6 - 9
Language: English
Subject: Children; Fiction; Woodland, Ojibwe

An Ojibwe grandfather and his grandson go out on the lake in a birchbark canoe one misty morning. They see a loon, have an eagle visit them and meet a pack of wolves.

Canadian, Aboriginal

Waboose, Jan Bourdreau. Illustrator/ Halina Below. 2003. Where Only the Elders Go: Moon Lake Loon Lake. Manotick, ON: Penumbra Press. ISBN: 1-894131-46-0
Age: 5 - 9
Language: English
Subject: Children; Fiction; Woodland, Ojibwe

An Ojibwe boy hears the call of the loon. He remembers his grandfather and the teachings of life and death. This is a story about the circle of life.