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		Orphans in the Sky Jeanne Bushey Illustrations: Vladyana Krykorka Calgary: Red Deer Press, 2004. 32 p. (Northern Lights Books for Children) ISBN 0889952914 Ages 4 to 8
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Since being orphaned, a young boy and his sister live with their aunt. One day, they are abandoned by the members of their clan who have left for the hunt. They set out to catch up, but miss the ford in the river and must seek shelter while waiting to be rescued.

Time goes by and no one comes, and so the children decide to take things into their own hands. Will they live with their cousin, the seal, or with the caribou? In the end, the orphans decide to live in the night sky, where they find happiness as Brother Thunder and Sister Lightning.

Jeanne Bushey has lived a large part of her life in the Arctic and is very good at sharing her experience with the reader. Her moving story of orphans looking for a home draws the reader into this Far North setting and mindset. Many of illustrator Vladyana Krykorka's works depict the world of the First Nations. Her beautiful illustrations in Orphans in the Sky add to the evocative power of this tale.

–FO