The Princess Who Danced with Cranes
- Publisher
- Second Story Press
- Initial publish date
- Jun 1997
- Category
- General, Values & Virtues
- Recommended Age
- 6 to 9
- Recommended Grade
- p to 4
- Recommended Reading age
- 6 to 9
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780929005881
- Publish Date
- Jun 1997
- List Price
- $14.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780929005874
- Publish Date
- Jun 1997
- List Price
- $7.95 USD
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Description
Long ago, Princess Vivian lived in a castle surrounded by a beautiful marsh. She loved to play in the rich greenery and eat the wild berries she found. Most of all she loved to dance with the cranes who lived by the river. But one day a stranger came and beguiled the villagers with a wonderful new game called Gulleywhupper. Everyone loved it, including the King and Queen. In fact, the game was so popular they had to dam up the river to make more room to play. Before anyone really noticed, the marsh had dried up, no more berries could be found, and the music of the cranes no longer rang through the morning mist. A beautiful fable for readers under nine, The Princess Who Danced With Cranes reminds young people about the fragility of nature. It also shows how each of us has a role to play in protecting the environment.
About the authors
ANNETTE LEBOX is a poet and an environmental activist who divides her time between Maple Ridge, British Columbia, and a remote cabin in the Cariboo grasslands. She has won the BC Book Prize for illustrated children’s literature twice: for Salmon Creek, illustrated by Karen Reczuch, and for Peace Is an Offering, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin, which was also selected for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. She is also the author of the YA novel Circle of Cranes.
Pamela McDowell’s first career was in education, teaching junior high and high school. She began writing when she left teaching and has now written more than twenty nonfiction books for children. Pamela grew up in Alberta and enjoys writing about the diverse animals and habitats of her home province. Ospreys in Danger is her first work of fiction. Pamela lives in Calgary, Alberta, with her husband, two kids and an Australian shepherd. For more information, visit www.pamelamcdowell.ca.
Awards
- Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Book
