great lakes region (north america)

A collection of traditional legends and recent writings by Ojibwe storyteller Anne Dunn in which animal messengers from Native American legend are intertwined with characters from Dunn's original, autobiographical stories.

Describes the daily life and history of the Indian tribes in the western Great Lakes area.

An exploration of the biology and ecology of the Great Lakes region with illustrations, photographs, and maps that show the damage done by industrial pollution, invasive species, and water diversion projects, but also more recent renewal and conservation strategies that have helped to revive this continental resource.

Margaret Wooster canoed, camped beside, and waded into eight Great Lakes watersheds across New York and Quebec and returned with stories of the history of hydropower development on the Niagara River, a portrait of an urban creek in Buffalo, and others.

Twelve-year-old Twig, a Spirit Dreamer who can see into the future, teams up with best friend Greyhawk and the unpopular shaman Screech Owl to warn villagers of an impending natural disaster. Includes review questions, recommended reading, and information on the prehistory of the Great Lakes Region, paleoclimatology, and Clovis culture.