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Cover of Dragonfly Kites / Pimihákanisa   Dragonfly Kites / Pimihákanisa
Tomson Highway
Illustrations: Brian Deines
Toronto: HarperCollins,
2002. 32 p.
ISBN 0002255278
Ages 8 to 10

Dragonfly Kites, the second book in a trilogy published as Songs of the North Wind, was a finalist in the 2002 Governor General's Literary Awards for Illustration in Children's Literature.

Author Tomson Highway, who is a Member of the Order of Canada, writes in a direct, clear style, in English and Cree, to convey the carefree nature of the young Cree siblings as they make up games to pass the time over several of their northern summers. The young reader will experience the excitement and wonder of the many secrets of the land discovered by Cody and Joe, and share in their imaginative games and nighttime dreamworld.

Each moment is special, and yet simple and uncomplicated, just as Brian Deine's large illustrations are full of light and joy, and the wonder of being alive in each moment. The beautiful images vary from wide open, sweeping vistas, to small details of rocks or little animals, or to open joy on the faces of the young children.

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