The canoe he called Loo Taas /
Reid-Stevens, Amanda
The canoe he called Loo Taas / by Amanda Reid-Stevens ; illustrated by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. - Vancouver : McKellar & Martin, 2012, c2010. - 22 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.
"The Canoe He Called Loo Taas celebrates the true story of a 50-foot, community-carved canoe made from a single cedar tree, which was designed and carved by Amanda Steven's late father, Bill Reid. Loo Taas, pronounced, loo toss, are the Haida words meaning wave eater. In 2009, Loo Taas was the alternate mode of transportation for the Olympic Torch while touring Haida Gwaii. Elder Percy Williams was the torchbearer. Award-winning illustrator Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas has created a beautiful and charming 24-page full-colour picture book about the creation of this legendary canoe."--Goodminds
9780991678204 0991678206
2012906422X
Reid, Bill, 1920-1998
Loo Taas (Canoe)
Haida--Canoes and canoeing--Children's literature
Canoes and canoeing--Design and construction--Children's literature
j623.82/9
The canoe he called Loo Taas / by Amanda Reid-Stevens ; illustrated by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. - Vancouver : McKellar & Martin, 2012, c2010. - 22 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.
"The Canoe He Called Loo Taas celebrates the true story of a 50-foot, community-carved canoe made from a single cedar tree, which was designed and carved by Amanda Steven's late father, Bill Reid. Loo Taas, pronounced, loo toss, are the Haida words meaning wave eater. In 2009, Loo Taas was the alternate mode of transportation for the Olympic Torch while touring Haida Gwaii. Elder Percy Williams was the torchbearer. Award-winning illustrator Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas has created a beautiful and charming 24-page full-colour picture book about the creation of this legendary canoe."--Goodminds
9780991678204 0991678206
2012906422X
Reid, Bill, 1920-1998
Loo Taas (Canoe)
Haida--Canoes and canoeing--Children's literature
Canoes and canoeing--Design and construction--Children's literature
j623.82/9