The Legend of the Sleeping Bear (Myths, Legends, Fairy and Folktales)

Wargin Kathy-Jo

ISBN 10: 188694797X / ISBN 13: 9781886947979

Published by Sleeping Bear Press, 1998

Larger and square quarto hardcover, Signed by Gwen Frostic (a michigan legend) , very tight, unread unworn and AS NEW in AS NEW DJ. A beautiful copy, illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen. Michigan Indian legends; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Seller Inventory # 27007

Synopsis:

The fantastic Legend team of Kathy-jo Wargin and Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen have another beautiful book to add to the Sleeping Bear and Mackinac Island stories. A Grandmother's love for her grandchildren is magically portrayed in "The Legend of the Loon". A perfect addition to your collection, this book remains true to the heartwarming qualities you've come to expect from these legendary storytellers.

About the Authors:

Kathy-jo Wargin is the author of more than 45 books and has earned national acclaim through award-winning children's classics such as Michigan's official state book, The Legend of Sleeping Bear, Children's Choice Award winner The Legend of the Loon, The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell, and many others. Kathy-jo enjoys writing about nature, folklore, and its effect on all our lives. She is a frequent guest speaker and presenter for associations, school districts, and conferences throughout the country. She lives in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen was born in the Netherlands in 1951. With his seven brothers and sisters, he grew up exploring nature and his sketch pads were filled with observations from those family outings. Always drawing as a young boy, his father encouraged Gijsbert to make art his career. After high school, he attended and graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in Arnhem, Holland.

Gijsbert, or "Mr. Nick" as many children affectionately call him during his school visits, immigrated to the United States in 1976 and worked as Art Director for the Michigan Natural Resources Magazine for 17 years. In 1995, he illustrated his first children's book, The Legend of Sleeping Bear, finally fullfilling his dream of illustrating children's books.

Residing in Bath, Michigan, Nick and his family share their 40-acre farm with sheep, horses, dogs, cats, turkeys, rabbits, chickens, pigeons and a revolving door of orphaned and injured wild life. The family's nature journals logged 20 years of wild life rehabilitation on the farm and it is through these journals that the popular Hazel Ridge series was created. The farm, the land and the animals make great subjects for the artist to paint.

Mr. Nick travels to schools and conferences to share his passion for drawing--encouraging kids to make their hobby their career.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Legend of the Sleeping Bear (Myths, ...
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Frankenhuyzen, Gijsbert Van
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: New
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition : Signed.