{"product_id":"the-animal-people-choose-a-leader-hc-the-richard-wagamese-storybook-collection","title":"The Animal People Choose a Leader (HC). The Richard Wagamese Storybook Collection.","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"o_Message position-relative py-1 o-not-discussion mt-1 px-3 o_MessageList_item o_MessageList_message\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Note\" data-id=\"1708319\" data-message-id=\"1708319\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"position-relative d-flex flex-shrink-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"o_Message_core flex-grow-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"o_Message_bubbleWrap position-relative d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"o_Message_bubble position-relative w-100 text-muted\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"o_Message_content position-relative text-break\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"o_Message_prettyBody\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Wagamese, an Ojibway from the Wabaseemoong First Nation, was one of Canada’s foremost writers. Bridget George is an Anishinaabe author-illustrator and graphic designer. She was raised on the Kettle and Stony Point First Nation and now lives in London, Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccompanied by award-winning illustrator Bridget George’s luminous artwork, this tradition-steeped story from renowned author Richard Wagamese meditates on the unifying powers of wisdom, kindness and respect with all the visionary clarity of our most essential legends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe unmistakable voice of revered Ojibway author Richard Wagamese returns with this moving tale, beautifully illustrated by original work from Anishinaabe artist Bridget George.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story unfolds in a “Long Ago Time” when animals of all kinds share a common language and gather to solemnly consider which of them should be their leader. After hearing boasts about the qualities of the candidates—Horse’s fleetness, Buffalo’s stamina, Cougar’s patience, Wolverine’s stealth—the conference decides to settle the matter with a race between the challengers around a foreboding mountaintop lake. And there will be one more contestant of the most unlikely sort: a small, charmingly humble rabbit named Waabooz, whose chances are considered slim by all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the action that follows, described with the piercing clarity and richness of any great legend, Wagamese and George gracefully convey the limits of physical force and the quietly irresistible energies of humility, empathy and a loving attachment to the land. Unforgettable for its lyrical power and poignant message, The Animal People Choose a Leader is yet another example of the late author’s unique gifts as a storyteller, and a welcome reminder of his honoured place in Canadian writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book contains 32 colour illustrations.  \u003cspan style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003ePart of The Richard Wagamese Storybook Collection\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Douglas \u0026 McIntyre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56394849517873,"sku":"qne1789934772230","price":13.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/0925\/7009\/files\/the-animal-people-choose-a-leader-hc-the-richard-wagamese-storybook-collection_1.jpg?v=1789934777","url":"https:\/\/canistersealfit.shop\/products\/the-animal-people-choose-a-leader-hc-the-richard-wagamese-storybook-collection","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}