The Adventures of Sajo and her Beaver People
| Author | Grey Owl |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Grey Owl |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genre |
Adventures Western novel |
| Publisher | Lovat Dickson & Thompson |
Publication date | 1935 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 256 |
The Adventures of Sajo and her Beaver People is a 1935 children's adventure novel, written and illustrated by Canadian author Grey Owl. It was based on the real-life events. The novel became a bestseller, and contributed to drawing half a million people to Grey Owl's lectures in the late 1930s.[1] Within five years of its publication, it was translated into many European languages, including Polish and Russian.[2][3]
Plot
Sajo, a young Ojibwe Indian girl, and her older brother adopt two young beavers, Chilawee and Chikanee, and try to save them from fur traders.
External links and Sources
- The Adventures of Sajo and her Beaver People at the Gutenberg Project
- The Adventures of Sajo and her Beaver People at the GoodReads.com
- ↑ Loo, Tina (2006). States of Nature: Conserving Canada's Wildlife in the Twentieth Century. Vancouver: UBC Press. p. 112. ISBN 9780774812894. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- ↑ Edwards, Gail (2010). Picturing Canada: A History of Canadian Children's Illustrated Books and Publishing. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 48. ISBN 0802085407. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- ↑ "Translations of Sajo and her Beaver People". Index Translationum. UNESCO. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
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