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How the Birds Got Their Songs

ISBN

9781681342856

Publisher & Publication Year

Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2024

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Author

Travis Zimmerman (Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant)

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Illustrator

Sam Zimmerman (Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant)

Synopsis

Summary

The Great Spirit challenges all the birds to a contest, and the gift of birdsong is born! This traditional story, told in both English and Ojibwe, explains bird behavior and where humans should go to hear the prettiest of birdsongs.

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