{"product_id":"a-magical-sturgeon-paperback","title":"A Magical Sturgeon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Dandurand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElinor Atkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWritten and illustrated in the tradition of the Kwantlen people, Joseph Dandurand's second book is an endearing tale of two sisters and their connection with nature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the water sat a sturgeon, born there, so they say, thousands of years ago, though the sturgeon themselves have been here for two hundred million years. It was at first a little egg, a big egg, born into the river. Now the sturgeon is back but how did it get here? How did the first sturgeon come to be? Earth and the river, moons and suns and clouds. Time, thousands of years and the Skwó wech has seen it all. But what gift does the sturgeon have for us?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo begins this second charming story for children by Kwantlen storyteller Joseph Dandurand. The sturgeon, spirit of the great river, eludes human fishers until two young sisters neglect to follow their mother's instructions. What follows provides a moving exploration of the importance of sharing and kinship with all other living things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story is told with grace and simplicity by a master storyteller in the great tradition of the Kwantlen people. Accompanied by Elinor Atkins's illustrations, \u003cem\u003eA Magical Sturgeon\u003c\/em\u003e is a touching follow-up to Dandurand's bestselling children's book \u003cem\u003eThe Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697854287935,"sku":"9780889713901","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ea02563fd28ecc96d7460e3b589b96ea.webp?v=1765009692","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-magical-sturgeon-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}