The Legend of Ohio (Legend (Sleeping Bear)) [Hardcover]

Dandi Daley Mackall (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Legend (Sleeping Bear)

Young Dikewamis and her family are forced to keep moving as the "moving stone mountains" creep closer and closer to their village, driving away the bison and deer, turning the waters to ice, and hardening the earth, making it impossible to grow food. Their Chief, Tarachiawagon, has had a vision in which he sees fingers of water in a bountiful land. Thus he calls his people to embark upon a journey. The long, arduous trip will test the faith of many, including Dikewamis, but ultimately, it will lead their people to a new land. They will call this land Ohio, named for the many rivers that cross it - the fingers of water Tarachiawagon saw in his dreams.

Ohio means "beautiful river", and today we know that it has more than 25,000 miles of rivers and streams.

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About the Author

Dandi Daley Mackall has published more than 350 books for children and grown-ups, with sales of $3 million in 22 countries. Her publishers include Prentice-Hall, Simon & Schuster, Dutton/Penguin-Putnam, HarperCollins, Harcourt, DreamWorks, Disney, Warner Brothers and Hanna Barbera. Although she has always been interested in Native American culture and history (with the rumor of a distant Native American branch in her own family tree), The Legend of Ohio is her first Native American legend. Dandi is a frequent guest on radio talk shows; has hosted more than 200 radio phone-in programs; and has made dozens of appearances on TV. She was an instructor for Highlights conference and teaches novel writing for the Institute of Children's Literature. Dandi conducts writing assemblies and workshops across the U.S. and keynotes at conferences and young author events. She writes from rural Ohio with her husband, Joe, children Jen, Katy and Dan and their horses, dogs and cats.

Greg LaFever has been a freelance illustrator since the last glacier slid across Ohio. When he isn't coaching Little League baseball or mowing the back forty, he's creating illustrations for advertising agencies, publishing companies and magazines. The Legend of Ohio is Greg's first book for Sleeping Bear Press.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 36 pages
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press; 1 edition (August 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585362441
• ISBN-13: 978-1585362448
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,200,944 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dandi won her first writing contest as a 10-year-old tomboy. Her 50 words on "Why I Want to Be Batboy for the Kansas City A's" won first place, but the team wouldn't let a girl be batboy. It was her first taste of rejection.
Since then, Dandi Daley Mackall has become an award-winning author of over 400 books for children of all ages, with sales of 4 million copies in 22 countries. Recent picture books with Sleeping Bear Press include Legend of Ohio, Rudy Rides the Rails: A Depression Era Story (Notable Book 2008 - Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People National Council of Social Studies & Children's Book Council; winner of the Angel Award, 2008; Winner of the "Award of Excellence" from Chicago Book Show 2007) and 2008 release, A Girl Named Dan (her own "batboy" story, and a lesson on Title IX), 2 Mom's Choice Awards & Amelia Bloom Award. Eva Underground, Harcourt young adult novel, nominated ALA Best Book 2007, starred Kirkus review, awarded a Top Teen Read by New York Public Library, finalist for Ohioana Award, was based on the author's experiences behind the Iron Curtain. Love Rules was awarded Romantic Times' Top Pick. Middle-grade fiction, Larger-than-Life Lara, Dutton/Penguin, which teaches how to write, while tackling the problem of bullying, is on the KY Bluegrass Award List 2007-8; William Allan White Award list, 2008-9; KS and KY Children's Choice lists. Her Winnie the Horse Gentler series has sold over half a million books and Starlight Animal Rescue is a Gold Medallion finalist. Dandi received the 2009 Helen Keating Ott Award for distinguished contribution toward promoting high moral and ethical values in children and young adult literature. She also received the Distinguished Alumna Award in 2008 from the University of Missouri. Dandi is a national speaker, keynoting at conferences and Young Author events, and has made dozens of appearances on TV, including ABC, NBC, and CBS. Visit Dandi at www.dandibooks.com, winniethehorsegentler.com, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85oaIUbJ8j8

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lovely, January 9, 2007

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love to learn (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Legend of Ohio (Legend (Sleeping Bear)) (Hardcover)

This book contains lovely artwork and an inspiring story. We're from Ohio so I couldn't resist buying this for our homeschool history program. It is somewhat historical and it is very nicely done. Ages 4-10 would enjoy it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely oral tradition & history, February 8, 2007

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Grateful Reader "Grateful Reader" (rural, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Legend of Ohio (Legend (Sleeping Bear)) (Hardcover)

We bought this book because it's exactly what fourth and fifth grade students in Ohio are studying, the glaciers and the "First People," but the poetic and rhythmic language has turned the book into a family favorite.