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Title details for The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich - Available

The Birchbark House

by Louise Erdrich
Nicolle Littrell
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Omakayas and her family live on the land her people call the Island of the Golden-Breasted Woodpecker. Although the "chimookoman," white people, encroach more and more on their land, life continues much as it always has: every summer they build a new birchbark house; every fall they go to ricing camp to harvest and feast; they move to the cedar log house before the first snows arrive; and they celebrate the end of the long, cold winters at maple-sugaring camp. In between, Omakayas fights with her annoying little brother, Pinch; plays with the adorable baby, Neewo; and tries to be grown-up like her big sister, Angeline. But the satisfying rhythms of their life are shattered when a visitor comes to their lodge on winter night, bringing with him an invisible enemy that will change things forever—but that will eventually lead Omakayas to discover her calling.

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Series: The Birchbark House Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9780792787075
  • File size: 157343 KB
  • Release date: December 1, 2011
  • Duration: 05:27:47

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  • ISBN: 9780792787075
  • File size: 157613 KB
  • Release date: December 1, 2011
  • Duration: 05:27:35
  • Number of parts: 5
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Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:970
Text Difficulty:5-7

Omakayas and her family live on the land her people call the Island of the Golden-Breasted Woodpecker. Although the "chimookoman," white people, encroach more and more on their land, life continues much as it always has: every summer they build a new birchbark house; every fall they go to ricing camp to harvest and feast; they move to the cedar log house before the first snows arrive; and they celebrate the end of the long, cold winters at maple-sugaring camp. In between, Omakayas fights with her annoying little brother, Pinch; plays with the adorable baby, Neewo; and tries to be grown-up like her big sister, Angeline. But the satisfying rhythms of their life are shattered when a visitor comes to their lodge on winter night, bringing with him an invisible enemy that will change things forever—but that will eventually lead Omakayas to discover her calling.

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Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Historical Fiction