Name: The Little Hummingbird - Hardcover
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ISBN: 9781553655336

The Little Hummingbird - Hardcover

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by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Author), Wangari Maathai (Afterword by)

From internationally renowned Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas comes an inspiring picture book for kids 5-8 about a courageous hummingbird who defies fear and expectations to save her forest home.

The great forest is on fire, and the terrified animals are fleeing for their lives. But not the little hummingbird. While the others watch, the brave little bird flies to the stream and back, over and over, each time carrying a single drop of water to put on the fire.

Based on a South American Indigenous story, The Little Hummingbird features:

Stunning artwork in Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas' iconic style
An inspiring afterword from Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai
Scientific and cultural facts about hummingbirds

This evocative and uplifting tale encourages everyone to take responsibility for their home and the planet.

Author Biography

Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas challenges native stereotypes through illustrative story telling. His artwork is informed by many years of dedication to public service and political activism, mostly on behalf of the Haida.

Yahgulanaas creates pop-graphic narratives that riff on traditional Haida stories and painting techniques, and developed "Haida Manga"--the distinctive art form for which he is widely known. A trickster-like sense of humour contributes to his work's appeal. Yahgulanaas' books include Flight of the Hummingbird, A Tale of Two Shamans, The Last Voyage of the Black Ship, Hachidori, and--most recently--RED, a graphic novel published by Douglas & McIntyre.

Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas has exhibited in several major galleries, including the Bill Reid Gallery, the McMichael Gallery, the Museum of Anthropology, the Glenbow Museum, and the National Arts Center in Ottawa. His Haida Anime "Flight of the Hummingbird" is featured on YouTube. For the past two decades, besides developing his unique visual style, Yahgulanaas has spent most of his time working with other Haida people to prevent their homeland, Haida Gwaii, from being logged.

Wangari Muta Maathai was born in Nyeri, Kenya, in 1940, the daughter of farmers in the highlands of Mount Kenya. She is the founder of the Green Belt Movement, which, through networks of rural women, has planted over thirty million trees across Kenya since 1977. In 1986 the Movement established a Pan African Green Belt Network, which has taught people from other African countries the Green Belt Movement's approach to environmental conservation and community building. Several African countries have since started similar successful initiatives.

Number of Pages: 32

Dimensions: 0.4 x 10.2 x 6.9 IN

Illustrated: Yes

Publication Date: April 27, 2010

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