The Great North American Prairie: A Literary Field Guide
by Sara St. Antoine

Stretching from Alberta and Saskatchewan south to Texas, and from the edge of the Rockies east to Illinois, the Great North American Prairie is a remarkably rich and varied region. West to east, the prairie changes from short grass to mixed grass to tall grass while badlands, buttes, bluffs, and gullies add height and depth to the landscape, as do the cities that rise from the plains.

The Great North American Prairie gathers the literature that best conveys the region's natural heritage. Readers will find songs and narratives from Plains Indians, stories of nineteenth-century settlers (including freed slaves) and contemporary stories, essays, and poems about coyotes, meadowlarks, farm life, wild places in the city, and efforts to restore native prairie. Dip into this book and you'll hear the whistle of prairie dogs, witness the dance of sandhill cranes, catch the white flash of a pronghorn's tail, and revisit the massive buffalo. Introducing serveral new voices, the book also features well-known writers who have lived in the plains such as Willa Cather, Georgia O'Keeffe, Louise Erdrich, Kathleen Norris, William Least Heat-Moon, Carl Sandburg, and Hal Borland. Beautifully illustrated, the book includes scientific information about habitat, plants, and animals, and a list of places to visit to experience the prairie ecosystem.

4th Grade and Up

ZC6450    The Great North American Prairie: A Literary Fiel     $10.95

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