Book Description
for The Lost Island by E. Pauline Johnson and Atanas Matsoureff
From the Publisher
My aim, my joy, my pride, is to sing the glories of my own people.
-- E. Pauline Johnson
A search for the timeless connection to the old world presages a vision of the future in the haunting story of The Lost Island from Legends of Vancouver, a book inspired by the friendship between a Mohawk poet and a Salish chief and storyteller. It was the first collection of West Coast legends retold in English by a native artist and has become a classic of Canadian children's and native literature. Set amidst the natural beauty of Vancouver, British Columbia, the detailed watercolour illustrations by Atanas convey a spirit infused with the love of nature.