Memengwaa : the monarch butterfly / written by Dorothy Ladd ; illustrated by Jeannette Ladd ; translated by Marilyn Roote

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[Ladd, Dorothy]

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Altona, MB FriesenPress 2023Description: unpaged volume ; colour illustrationsISBN:

9781039158016 (hardcover)

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Summary: What can we learn from our incredible little monarch butterfly? The butterfly’s migration from Canada to Mexico is long and time consuming—we can compare the journey to our life. Not only that, in Ojibwe culture the butterfly has a spirit—Memengwaa. Cast your thoughts to reach out to Memengwaa. The butterfly silently listens and its spirit travels along, carrying your wishes and dreams. This poetic non-fiction book blends lifecycle facts with Ojibwe beliefs about the monarch butterfly.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
BOOK	Meaford Public Library Junior Picture Books	Fiction	JP Ladd (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Indigenous \| Signed by Author		23496

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What can we learn from our incredible little monarch butterfly? The butterfly’s migration from Canada to Mexico is long and time consuming—we can compare the journey to our life. Not only that, in Ojibwe culture the butterfly has a spirit—Memengwaa. Cast your thoughts to reach out to Memengwaa. The butterfly silently listens and its spirit travels along, carrying your wishes and dreams.

This poetic non-fiction book blends lifecycle facts with Ojibwe beliefs about the monarch butterfly.

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