Have you danced the round dance yet? Of course you have - you're in my dream. You've danced in circles next to me You now know things aren't as they seem. 
 Beloved children's author David Bouchard has teamed up with emerging writer Shelly Willier to create a heart-warming tale in his newest book, The Drum Calls Softly. Discover the beauty of the traditional Round Dance through the lush descriptive verse of Bouchard and Willier that leads you through the cycles and seasons of life, the forming of new friendships and the understanding of values. 
 Illustrations by internationally acclaimed painter Jim Poitras colorfully grace the pages, bringing the words alive through the intricate movements of the Round Dancers. 
 And Northern Cree teams up once again with David Bouchard, providing the translation from English to Cree and the haunting drum music on a bound-in book CD. 
 Also available in French and in Cree, and accompanied by a CD. 
 Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009 
 Bologna Ragazzi Award Mention book, 2010

The Drum Calls Softly

Children's Books

Bouchard, David

Willier, Shelley

Geography & Cultures

Red Deer Press

Bologna Ragazzi Award Mention book, 2010 
 What the Bologna jury said: The joyful yet complex style of Jim Poitras is the vehicle for an enjoyable lesson in cultural anthropology. The clear contours of the foreground figures dialogue effortlessly with the landscapes in the background whose colorful, complex and material quality is rendered almost tangible. This novel illustration technique is particularly suited as a book for children since it highlights to great effect how man's customs, lifestyles and traditions take on significance only when seen against the backdrop of the skies, hills, rivers and natural world that gave rise to them. 
 Translation and music by Northern Cree 
 Have you danced the round dance yet? Of course you have-you're in my dream. You've danced in circles next to me You now know things aren't as they seem. 
 Beloved children's author David Bouchard has teamed up with emerging writer Shelly Willier to create a heart-warming tale in his newest book, Entre dans la Grande Ronde. Discover the beauty of the traditional Round Dance through the lush descriptive verse of Bouchard and Willier that leads you through the cycles and seasons of life, the forming of new friendships and the understanding of values. 
 Illustrations by internationally acclaimed painter Jim Poitras colorfully grace the pages, bringing the words alive through the intricate movements of the Round Dancers. 
 And Northern Cree teams up once again with David Bouchard, providing the translation from English to Cree and the haunting drum music on a bound-in book CD. 
 Also available as The Drum Calls Softly, which is in English and in Cree, and accompanied by a CD.

Entre dans la Grande Ronde (French Edition)

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The Drum Calls Softly

Entre dans la Grande Ronde (French Edition)