In this award-winning sequel to Chickadee, acclaimed author Louise Erdrich continues her celebrated Birchbark House series with the story of an Ojibwe family in nineteenth-century America.

Named for the Ojibwe word for little bear, Makoons and his twin, Chickadee, have traveled with their family to the Great Plains of Dakota Territory.

There they must learn to become buffalo hunters and once again help their people make a home in a new land. But Makoons has had a vision that foretells great challenges--challenges that his family may not be able to overcome.

Based on Louise Erdrich's own family history, this fifth book in the series features black-and-white interior illustrations, a note from the author about her research, and a map and glossary of Ojibwe terms.

This is volume 5 in Birchbark House .

This book has been graded for interest at 8+ years.

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Louise Erdrich is the critically acclaimed author of several novels for adults, published here as well as in the US. THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE, her first children?s book, was inspired by her own family history ? she is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwa. She lives in Minnesota with her two daughters.