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Shingebiss
An Ojibwe Legend
By Van Laan, Nancy & Bowen, Betsy
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39582-745-1
- Publisher
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1997
PreS-Gr 4 A small superhero duck goes against giant Winter Maker in this engaging Ojibwe myth. Shingebiss is persistent, hardy, and unafraid in resisting Winter Maker's attempts to freeze him out of his cozy wigwam on Lake Superior. To survive, all the little merganser has are four logs to burn (one for each month of winter) and his ability to make a small hole in the ice through which to dive for fish. When Winter Maker freezes Shingebiss's hole in the ice, trapping ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
