Sajo and the Beaver People
by Owl, Grey
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0684922983
- ISBN 13
- 9780684922980
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Owl, Grey. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to corners; beige bark design dust jacket with red titles and a drawing of beavers building a dam; $6.95 price on dj; blue cloth covers with gilt titles on spine - light fading to edges; previous owner's name, place, and the year "1974" written on title page; otherwise very minimal wear; First published in 1936 with illustrations by the author. "The Adventures of Sajo and her Beaver People" is a children's adventure novel by British author Grey Owl. With beautiful illustrations also by Grey Owl, the story is based on the real-life experiences of a young Ojibwe Indian girl called Sajo and her older brother who adopt two baby beavers, Chilawee and Chikanee, in an attempt to save them from fur traders. An instant bestseller, it was translated into numerous European languages including Polish and Russian.
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- Bookseller
- Werdz Quality Used Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006911
- Title
- Sajo and the Beaver People
- Author
- Owl, Grey
- Illustrator
- Owl, Grey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0684922983
- ISBN 13
- 9780684922980
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1971
- Pages
- 187
- Keywords
- INDIGENOUS STORIES CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED VINTAGE FICTION OJIBWE OJIBWAY YOUNG INDIAN GIRL BABY BEAVERS GREY OWL GRAY OWL
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