Rating: 
Summary: The Birchbark House
Review: I thought The Birchbark House by Louise Erdich was an attractive book. I liked the way Louise Erdrich expressed the main character Omakayas's feelings. I thought it was a one-of-a-kind book.I loved it! I had tears in my eyes when Neewo,Omakayas's little brotherand Ten Snow Omakayas's friend, died. I want to own the book, so I can have it at home! I want to find more books that she wrote. All in all, I thought it was a touching book.
Rating:
Summary: Great literature for parent or child
Review: I was looking for a book that my 8 year old daughter would find engaging but with some history or other educational value. This book was perfect! We read it aloud and both loved it. It is full of interesting history, and is also a well crafted story that any aged reader will enjoy. Older children will love it also. We look forward to her next book.
Rating:
Summary: The Birchbark House
Review: Louise Erdich is a wonderful story writer. She wrote the book with feelings. When the main characters Ten Snow and Baby Neewo died and when Old Tallow told Omakayas that she was the only survivor from Spirit Island I thought that I knew the characters like they were my friends. In conclusion, Louise Erdrich is a wonderful story writer and people of all ages will like this book.
Rating:
Summary: The Birchbark House
Review: Louise Erdrich is a wonderful story writer. She wrote the book with feelings. When the main characters Ten Snow and Baby Neewo died I felt like I had known the characters like they were my friends. When Old Tallow told Omakayas that she was the only survivor from Spirit Island it felt real. In conclusion, I think Louise Erdrich is a wonderful story writer.
Rating:
Summary: A chilren's book enjoyed by an adult
Review: Louise Erdrich is my favorite author so when her children's book came out, I was determined to read it! It held my interest with the loverly interpretations of Ojibway language, the glossary of terms at the end to help me to say the words as I read. I was amazed at the depth of my sorrow reading about the smallpox, the death of her brother, the love for her crow and the amazing heart of Old Tarrow. This book will win many awards. I have already passed on my copy to a co-worker who is just finishing the Little House series so this book gives the perspective of a Native American girl in my home state of Minnesota.
Rating:
Summary: I recommend this book
Review: Louise Erdrich seems to know alot about Native Americans. She uses Native American words and all that. Some parts made me laugh, some made me weep. This book has brillaint description and dialouge. If you are Louise Erdrich, this is a great book and please write more! I recommend this book to anyone, especially if you are studying Native Americans.
Rating:
Summary: Wonderful!
Review: My 9-year old niece couldn't put this book down! We can't wait for the next in the series. In contrast to the usual misconceptions about American Indians in children's literature and the media, this is a rare, historically accurate story about a 19th Century Ojibwa girl that goes beyond the usual caricatures and stereotypes. I hope Erdrich will someday write children's books about contemporary Indians, as well.
Rating:
Summary: A beautifully written book.
Review: Omakayas is a little Native American girl living on an island in Lake Superior in 1847. Over the course of a year, an epidemic changes her view of her family forever, and she learns the truth about her heritage.
Rating:
Summary: A Wonderful book to read aloud
Review: Reading this book to my 6 and 8 year old sons has been a wonderful learning experience for us all. Some children's books drift by the adult reader, or fail to engage the kids. This one hooked us all. My 8-year-old talked about the story in school, and now his teacher is requesting that the school library order a copy since the other kids are eager to read it, too. I am ordering this copy for the teacher herself as a holiday gift. I know she will enjoy reading it, and sharing it with kids in years to come.
Rating:
Summary: A Heartwarming Survival Story of a Young Girl
Review: Reading this story of a young native american girl trying to survive from heart aches, a smallpox epidemic, hunger, the harsh winter, and mixed emotions was one of the best books that I have read in a long time. The author, Louise Erdrich did an outstanding job portraying the life of native americans and the troubles that they went through just trying to survive. The main character, Omakayas, was a young native american girl, who gave this novel life. She learned to hang on by thread on a small island, the Island of the Golden-Breasted Woodpecker, through a cycle of four seasons, that the book subdivided into chapters. Omakayas was found crying and was picked up in a canoe by a woman called 'Old Tallow'. She was adopted by a family on the Island of the Golden-Breasted Woodpecker where she is faced with many trials and heartaches. This strong minded and spirited girl guided me through the book like I was actually there during this time in history, the smallpox epidemic of 1847. I would suggest this book to anyone that appreciates survival stories and how even a young girl can get through hardships through the land and spirit.-Susan Brown, Oxford, MSThis book could not of been any better than the autor, Louise Erdrich, made this narrative with the authentic illustrations and Objibwa terms that she infused within the story. This book gave readers a since of hope and duration as she portrayed it through a young native american girl, Omakayas, through a cycle of hardships and troubles. There were times that the story made me laugh, but I could not put this book down as this native american family faced an epidemic of smallpox. I actually felt like I was part of these peoples'lives on the Island of the Golden-Breasted Woodpecker. To see how Omakayas helped her family and lifted their spirits during these troubling times, I think that it is a excellent and heartwarming story. There were historical documentations that were seen through the young girl, Omakayas's eyes. Knowing that she had to try to get her family through this plague, gave the story more emotion. Omakayas showed devotion to her siblings, parents, friends, animals of the forest, and grandmother. A true enlightenment! -Allison Byrd, Oxford, MS
|
