The Legend of the Lady Slipper

An Ojibwe Tale

By Preus, Margi & Lunge-Larsen, Lise & Arroyo, Andrea

Publishers Summary:
In this retelling of an Ojibwe tale, a girl's act of bravery to save her family leads to the appearance in the world of the delicate and tender flower called the lady's slipper.

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ISBN
978-0-39590-512-8
Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1999.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on May 1, 1999

K-Gr 2 In this pourquoi tale, a girl undertakes a dangerous winter journey and risks her own life to bring healing herbs to her sick family and village. In crossing the snow, her moccasins are lost but she continues on, leaving bloody footprints in her wake. She returns to her village in a weak and sickened condition. When she has recovered in the spring, she discovers pink flowers that look like little moccasins in place of her bloody footsteps. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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