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Jan Bourdeau Waboose

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kidscanpress.com presents ...
	SkySisters written by Jan Bourdeau Waboose illustrated by Brian Deines For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5283

Paperback CAD $8.95 978-1-55074-699-0 Hardcover Jacket CAD $15.95 978-1-55074-697-6 Grades: K to 3 Ages: 5 to 8 Social Studies Cultures, Local & Global Community Aboriginal peoples Science & Technology Physical Science northern lights Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell O Grade Level 3/4 © 2000 4-color 10 x 9 32 pages	Two Ojibway sisters set off across the frozen north country to see the SkySpirits' midnight dance. It isn't easy for the younger sister to be silent, but gradually she begins to treasure the stillness and the wonderful experiences it brings. After an exhilarating walk and patient waiting, the girls are rewarded by the arrival of the SkySpirits — the northern lights — dancing and shimmering in the night sky. This powerful story, with its stunning illustrations, captures the chill of a northern night, the warmth of the family circle and the radiance of a child's wonder. Awards 2005 First Nation Communities Read , shortlist 2001 Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, shortlist 2000 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award, Canadian Library Association , shortlist Reviews “Stunning illustrations capture the radiance and awe of this nighttime experience.” — Book Links, March 2009 “Deines’s palette perfectly captures the northern cold and the warm relationship the girls have with one another and those around them.” — School Library Journal, November 2008 “Young people will recognize their own awe in the face of a wintry night reading SkySisters. Jan Bourdeau Waboose, a Nishinawbe Ojibwa from Northern Ontario, writes about two girls who go into the woods to look for the “SkySpirits” – the Northern Lights. Waboose’s richly evocative tale comes with dreamy illustrations by Brian Deines.” — Maclean’s, December 2000 “SkySisters is a gorgeous book. Readers will undoubtedly linger on each page to enjoy the masterful work of Brian Deines. In SkySisters he guides us immediately from the warm, comforting colours of the kitchen to the cool, quiet colours of an evening in the North. A spectacular painting appears at the climax of the story as the sisters lie in the snow, staring up in exhilaration at the vibrant swath of the Northern Lights above them.” — Children’s Book News, August 2000 “Two themes stand out in this book: the sisters’ love of nature and their delight in each other’s company, both important elements in the author’s heritage as a Nishanwabe Ojibway from Northern Ontario.” — Winnipeg Free Press, January 2001 “Bourdeau’s story is engaging. She writes successfully from the point of view of the younger child. Her language and text are simple and yet capture the magic and poetry of the northern lights. Deines’ illustrations are also magic. He draws the reader into the crisp wintry landscape. He depicts children who are real and full of energy. Hid rich deep colours bring the Northern Lights to life and make the reader long for a late night trek of her own.” — Calgary Herald, November 2000

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	SkySisters written by Jan Bourdeau Waboose illustrated by Brian Deines For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5283

Paperback CAD $8.95 978-1-55074-699-0 Hardcover Jacket CAD $15.95 978-1-55074-697-6 Grades: K to 3 Ages: 5 to 8 Social Studies Cultures, Local & Global Community Aboriginal peoples Science & Technology Physical Science northern lights Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell O Grade Level 3/4 © 2000 4-color 10 x 9 32 pages	Two Ojibway sisters set off across the frozen north country to see the SkySpirits' midnight dance. It isn't easy for the younger sister to be silent, but gradually she begins to treasure the stillness and the wonderful experiences it brings. After an exhilarating walk and patient waiting, the girls are rewarded by the arrival of the SkySpirits — the northern lights — dancing and shimmering in the night sky. This powerful story, with its stunning illustrations, captures the chill of a northern night, the warmth of the family circle and the radiance of a child's wonder. Awards 2005 First Nation Communities Read , shortlist 2001 Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, shortlist 2000 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award, Canadian Library Association , shortlist Reviews “Stunning illustrations capture the radiance and awe of this nighttime experience.” — Book Links, March 2009 “Deines’s palette perfectly captures the northern cold and the warm relationship the girls have with one another and those around them.” — School Library Journal, November 2008 “Young people will recognize their own awe in the face of a wintry night reading SkySisters. Jan Bourdeau Waboose, a Nishinawbe Ojibwa from Northern Ontario, writes about two girls who go into the woods to look for the “SkySpirits” – the Northern Lights. Waboose’s richly evocative tale comes with dreamy illustrations by Brian Deines.” — Maclean’s, December 2000 “SkySisters is a gorgeous book. Readers will undoubtedly linger on each page to enjoy the masterful work of Brian Deines. In SkySisters he guides us immediately from the warm, comforting colours of the kitchen to the cool, quiet colours of an evening in the North. A spectacular painting appears at the climax of the story as the sisters lie in the snow, staring up in exhilaration at the vibrant swath of the Northern Lights above them.” — Children’s Book News, August 2000 “Two themes stand out in this book: the sisters’ love of nature and their delight in each other’s company, both important elements in the author’s heritage as a Nishanwabe Ojibway from Northern Ontario.” — Winnipeg Free Press, January 2001 “Bourdeau’s story is engaging. She writes successfully from the point of view of the younger child. Her language and text are simple and yet capture the magic and poetry of the northern lights. Deines’ illustrations are also magic. He draws the reader into the crisp wintry landscape. He depicts children who are real and full of energy. Hid rich deep colours bring the Northern Lights to life and make the reader long for a late night trek of her own.” — Calgary Herald, November 2000

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	SkySisters written by Jan Bourdeau Waboose illustrated by Brian Deines For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5283

Paperback CAD $8.95 978-1-55074-699-0 Hardcover Jacket CAD $15.95 978-1-55074-697-6 Grades: K to 3 Ages: 5 to 8 Social Studies Cultures, Local & Global Community Aboriginal peoples Science & Technology Physical Science northern lights Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell O Grade Level 3/4 © 2000 4-color 10 x 9 32 pages	Two Ojibway sisters set off across the frozen north country to see the SkySpirits' midnight dance. It isn't easy for the younger sister to be silent, but gradually she begins to treasure the stillness and the wonderful experiences it brings. After an exhilarating walk and patient waiting, the girls are rewarded by the arrival of the SkySpirits — the northern lights — dancing and shimmering in the night sky. This powerful story, with its stunning illustrations, captures the chill of a northern night, the warmth of the family circle and the radiance of a child's wonder. Awards 2005 First Nation Communities Read , shortlist 2001 Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, shortlist 2000 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award, Canadian Library Association , shortlist Reviews “Stunning illustrations capture the radiance and awe of this nighttime experience.” — Book Links, March 2009 “Deines’s palette perfectly captures the northern cold and the warm relationship the girls have with one another and those around them.” — School Library Journal, November 2008 “Young people will recognize their own awe in the face of a wintry night reading SkySisters. Jan Bourdeau Waboose, a Nishinawbe Ojibwa from Northern Ontario, writes about two girls who go into the woods to look for the “SkySpirits” – the Northern Lights. Waboose’s richly evocative tale comes with dreamy illustrations by Brian Deines.” — Maclean’s, December 2000 “SkySisters is a gorgeous book. Readers will undoubtedly linger on each page to enjoy the masterful work of Brian Deines. In SkySisters he guides us immediately from the warm, comforting colours of the kitchen to the cool, quiet colours of an evening in the North. A spectacular painting appears at the climax of the story as the sisters lie in the snow, staring up in exhilaration at the vibrant swath of the Northern Lights above them.” — Children’s Book News, August 2000 “Two themes stand out in this book: the sisters’ love of nature and their delight in each other’s company, both important elements in the author’s heritage as a Nishanwabe Ojibway from Northern Ontario.” — Winnipeg Free Press, January 2001 “Bourdeau’s story is engaging. She writes successfully from the point of view of the younger child. Her language and text are simple and yet capture the magic and poetry of the northern lights. Deines’ illustrations are also magic. He draws the reader into the crisp wintry landscape. He depicts children who are real and full of energy. Hid rich deep colours bring the Northern Lights to life and make the reader long for a late night trek of her own.” — Calgary Herald, November 2000

written by Jan Bourdeau Waboose

illustrated by Brian Deines

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CAD $8.95

Two Ojibway sisters set off across the frozen north country to see the SkySpirits' midnight dance. It isn't easy for the younger sister to be silent, but gradually she begins to treasure the stillness and the wonderful experiences it brings. After an exhilarating walk and patient waiting, the girls are rewarded by the arrival of the SkySpirits — the northern lights — dancing and shimmering in the night sky.

This powerful story, with its stunning illustrations, captures the chill of a northern night, the warmth of the family circle and the radiance of a child's wonder.

Grades: K to 3
Ages: 5 to 8

© 2000
4-color • 10 x 9 • 32 pages

Curriculum Connections

Social Studies

Cultures, Local & Global Community

Aboriginal peoples

Science & Technology

Physical Science

northern lights

Reading levels

Fountas & Pinnell

Grade Level

3/4

Paperback

978-1-55074-699-0

Reviews

“Stunning illustrations capture the radiance and awe of this nighttime experience.”: — Book Links, March 2009
“Deines’s palette perfectly captures the northern cold and the warm relationship the girls have with one another and those around them.”: — School Library Journal, November 2008
“Young people will recognize their own awe in the face of a wintry night reading SkySisters. Jan Bourdeau Waboose, a Nishinawbe Ojibwa from Northern Ontario, writes about two girls who go into the woods to look for the “SkySpirits” – the Northern Lights. Waboose’s richly evocative tale comes with dreamy illustrations by Brian Deines.”: — Maclean’s, December 2000
“SkySisters is a gorgeous book. Readers will undoubtedly linger on each page to enjoy the masterful work of Brian Deines. In SkySisters he guides us immediately from the warm, comforting colours of the kitchen to the cool, quiet colours of an evening in the North. A spectacular painting appears at the climax of the story as the sisters lie in the snow, staring up in exhilaration at the vibrant swath of the Northern Lights above them.”: — Children’s Book News, August 2000
“Two themes stand out in this book: the sisters’ love of nature and their delight in each other’s company, both important elements in the author’s heritage as a Nishanwabe Ojibway from Northern Ontario.”: — Winnipeg Free Press, January 2001
“Bourdeau’s story is engaging. She writes successfully from the point of view of the younger child. Her language and text are simple and yet capture the magic and poetry of the northern lights. Deines’ illustrations are also magic. He draws the reader into the crisp wintry landscape. He depicts children who are real and full of energy. Hid rich deep colours bring the Northern Lights to life and make the reader long for a late night trek of her own.”: — Calgary Herald, November 2000

Awards

2005: First Nation Communities Read , shortlist
2001: Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, shortlist
2000: Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award, Canadian Library Association , shortlist