Aurora
Winner, 2021 Northern Lights Book Award, "Time-Honored" category
"Not every child has seen the northern lights, of course, but even those who only have heard of them may be interested in this colorful book. The legend is pleasant, and Dwyer's brilliant watercolors bring it to life." -Parade Magazine
"This fanciful exploration of the origins of the Aurora Borealis, the northern lights, is a scrumptious delight!" -Publishers Weekly
Early one morning in a long ago northern land, a baby girl was born. Her mother named her Aurora, which means the “rosy light of dawn". . .
In Aurora, storyteller and artist Mindy Dwyer shares a magical tale about a young girl whose dreams lead her to a great discovery, her own courage and the spectacular northern lights. Through her bright, luminous illustrations and text, this origin story about the glorious northern lights is magically portrayed to young readers and makes the perfect bedtime story.
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Book details
- Author
- Mindy Dwyer
- Imprint
- Alaska Northwest Books, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 32
- Formats
- Paperback
- Ages
- 5-8
- Subjects
- Juvenile Fiction › Science & Nature › Environment
Juvenile Fiction › Fairy Tales & Folklore - Topics
- northern lights · folklore · Indigenous legends · nature myths · Alaska · magical realism · origin stories · picture book
- ISBN-13
- 9780882405490
About the author
BARBARA JACKO ATWATER is a retired teacher and village administrator who writes to carry forward the traditional stories of the Dena'ina people and share their history. She is the author of Walter’s Story and, with her son Ethan, How Raven Got His Crooked Nose.
Walter’s Story draws on the life of her great uncle Walter Johnson, a respected Dena'ina elder. How Raven Got His Crooked Nose retells one of the exploits of the mythological trickster Raven.
Barbara lives in Anchorage, Alaska.