Morning on the Lake

An Ojibway boy and his grandfather set out in a birchbark canoe to visit grandfather's special places in the northern wilderness. Sacred encounters with loons, and eagle and wolves are felt with awe and wonder, and an appreciation of native spiritualism. The love between the grandfather and his grandson also shine out. Beautiful illustrations by Karen Reczuch.
Highly recommended.

Morning on the Lake is a story about a Ojibway boy and his grandfather. The story takes you on a journey with the boy as he travels with his grandfather to his special place. Relationships are very important in this culture and the boy wants to experience the woods as his grandfather has. The boy and his grandfather travel together learning about love, trust, and nature.

This story is an amazing example of family and love. The illustrations are well crafted and help the reader to understand the respect the boy and his grandfather have for nature and each other. Readers can learn a lot about this culture by reading this book.

After reading the book students can complete a journal entry where they talk about a special relationship they show more share with an older family member or friend. show less

An Ojibway grandfather and grandson spend time together, learning about the ways of Nature during three excursions into the wild, Morning, Noon, and Night. The encounter loons, an eagle, and a pack of timber wolves in their journeys.

Absolutely lovely. OwnVoices northern Ojibway. I was lucky enough to find a paper copy to read, but it's also on openlibrary.org so you can read it there.

This fiction book is about a boy and his grandfather canoeing on a lake. In this book there are 3 stories. The first is about the beauty of the lake they are canoeing on. The second is about hiking as the sun rises, and the third is about hiking and finding shelter as the sun sets. The main theme of this book is learning how to respect nature and find his own place in the world. This book has notable features such as descriptive illustrations. I would use this book as an instructional application to introduce the topic of respect and learning about yourself.

A boy spends the day with his grandfather. They spend some time on the lake, they see a loon. Next they climb a cliff and see an eagle. Then the boy comes face to face with a wolf but is brave enough to not run, the wolf turns and goes the other way. On the way home the boy is so tired the grandfather has to carry him.

I loved this book because it shows the special bond that exists between a grandfather and grandson.

I would use this book around grandparent’s day. I would have the student’s think about a grandfather or someone that is special to them. I would have the students list the things that make that person special to him or her. Finally I would have the student compose a letter to that person, telling the person why he or she show more is special to the student. show less

Best read one story at a time, but as it's a little long and difficult to follow even then, it may be better as a source offered follow up on at the end of any workshop on Native cultures than as one to read aloud.