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Dreamstones

Maxine Trottier

3/5 ( ratings)

"Those are markers to lead you home," the captain told his son. "People here call them Inukshuks. They say some are as old as time."

David wondered at the lichen-covered stones stacked in human shapes, but there were so many wonders in this strange land that he gave them little thought.

Then one night, when winter had gone on forever and no one had seen the sun for so very long, a sharp, quick barking woke David. He turned in his bed and looked out of the port. There, at the edge of the shore, two foxes stood in the moonlight. David climbed down the gangplank and ran across the frozen bay. The animals turned and scampered away. David followed, the foxes dancing just out of reach. At last he stopped. Behind him, the ship was gone. Ahead, the foxes melted into the night. David was alone.

Resource Links, Best of the Best

Shortlisted, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for Illustration

Shortlisted, Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award

Shortlisted, 2002 Hackamatack Award

2000 The Nautilus children's Picture Book Honor Book

Language: English

Pages: 22

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Release: May 01, 2000

ISBN: 0773761411

ISBN 13: 9780773761414

Dreamstones

Maxine Trottier

3/5 ( ratings)

"Those are markers to lead you home," the captain told his son. "People here call them Inukshuks. They say some are as old as time."

David wondered at the lichen-covered stones stacked in human shapes, but there were so many wonders in this strange land that he gave them little thought.

Then one night, when winter had gone on forever and no one had seen the sun for so very long, a sharp, quick barking woke David. He turned in his bed and looked out of the port. There, at the edge of the shore, two foxes stood in the moonlight. David climbed down the gangplank and ran across the frozen bay. The animals turned and scampered away. David followed, the foxes dancing just out of reach. At last he stopped. Behind him, the ship was gone. Ahead, the foxes melted into the night. David was alone.

Resource Links, Best of the Best

Shortlisted, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for Illustration

Shortlisted, Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award

Shortlisted, 2002 Hackamatack Award

2000 The Nautilus children's Picture Book Honor Book

Language: English

Pages: 22

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Release: May 01, 2000

ISBN: 0773761411

ISBN 13: 9780773761414

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