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The Range Eternal Hardcover – October 20, 2020

by Louise Erdrich (Author), Steve Johnson (Illustrator), Lou Fancher (Illustrator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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The story of a girlhood lived in the glow of a woodstove from one of the country’s most distinguished and beloved authors, now back in print

At the heart of a home in the Turtle Mountains sits a woodstove. It is where Mama makes her good soup, where she cooks a potato for warming hands on icy mornings, where she heats a stone for warming cold toes at night. It warms the winter nights and keeps Windigo, the ice monster, at bay. On the stove’s blue enamel door are raised letters, The Range Eternal, and in the dancing flames through the window below, a child can see pictures: the range of the buffalo, the wolf and the bear, the eagles and herons and cranes: truly, the Range Eternal.

In these charmingly illustrated pages, Louise Erdrich tells a story of hearth and home, of memory and imagination, of childhood recaptured in the reflection of a shiny blue woodstove, of the warm heart of family. 

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    5 - 9 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Kindergarten - 4
  5. Dimensions
    10 x 0.5 x 10 inches
  6. Publisher
    Univ Of Minnesota Press
  7. Publication date
    October 20, 2020
  8. ISBN-10
    1517910986
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1517910983
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"A great read aloud to build community and for family gatherings, sharing traditions and memories together."—Youth Services Book Review

"A gentle story told in poetic language (it’s Louse Erdrich, after all), illustrated by beautiful, deep jewel-tone paintings, make this book a perfect bridge between picture books and early chapter books."—Pioneer Press

"A treasure for its warm-hearted writing and luminous artwork."—Bookology

"Erdrich’s story is simple and eloquent, weaving tales and history through crystal-clear prose."—Star Tribune

"This would be a perfect mid-winter’s read (even without little ones to listen)."—Lake Superior Magazine

"This substantial picture book narrative is graced by vivid, beautifully rendered details."—Cooperative Children’s Book Center

"In this beautifully illustrated children’s book, author Louise Erdrich tells a story of hearth and home, and of childhood recaptured in the reflection of a shiny blue woodstove."—Northern Wilds

"The theme expressed is sometimes, simpler is better. Humans take advantage of luxuries and forget that a simple life is sometimes the most valuable."—The Oneota Reading Journal

"A good book for grandparents who remember and kids who love to listen to their stories."—Ely Winter Times

About the Author

Louise Erdrich is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Her books include Love Medicine, The Plague of Doves, The Round House, and LaRose.  Her books for children include The Birchbark House Series. Along with a spirited group of colleagues, Louise operates Birchbark Books, a small independent bookstore in Minneapolis. Her most recent novel, The Night Watchman, is based on the story of her grandfather, Patrick Gourneau, who loved his family and chopped a lot of wood for The Range Eternal.  

Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher have illustrated numerous books together. Among the most critically acclaimed are My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss and The Frog Prince, Continued by Jon Scieszka. 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Univ Of Minnesota Press (October 20, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1517910986
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1517910983
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 9 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 4
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 0.5 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Louise Erdrich is one of the most gifted, prolific, and challenging of American novelists. Her fiction reflects aspects of her mixed heritage: German through her father, and French and Ojibwa through her mother. She is the author of many novels, the first of which, Love Medicine, won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the last of which, The Round House, won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2012. She lives in Minnesota.

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Stephanie Alden Brooks
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great educational book for kids!
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2012
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I ordered  The Range Eternal  from Amazon for my Grandson. He had read the book at the library and liked it so much that he wanted one to keep. His Mom said he asks her to read this book very often and can recite it from memory as she reads. I plan to order this wonderful book for my granddaughter. I think this is a wonderful book for children.
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Priscilla Blosser
5.0 out of 5 stars Hit home.
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2021
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The sweetest book.
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Rudy Gardea
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice story.
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2014
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Beautiful story and wonderful illustrations by the same illustrator that gave you Salamander Room. Steve Johnson needs to be producing as many books as he can because his gift is huge. Special illustrator.
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Sue Helten
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2015
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Love the mood, memories, children's perspective on things.
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Patricia Kramer
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2003
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The illustrations in this book are gorgeous! The pictures flow and fill out the story. Children will be drawn into every page. The book is a wonderful tale of family life, responsibilities and the value of tradition. I put it on my list to buy for my niece and nephew.
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5.0 out of 5 stars NOT "just" a children's book!
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2021
I was born and grew up in extreme NE Montana. This is a book for anyone who grew up on the prairie, particularly if some of your growing up years were before electricity (the REA). The book was a gift to me and I'm 77 years old. I have learned over the decades that, many times, the books labeled as being for children--when they are well done, oh, my, they are a fount of memory, information, and insight for any age.

The first line by line reading informed me of the wonderful play on words used by the author. The Eternal Range is the kitchen stove! My initial take, of course, was that it had to do with "the range" - as in, Home, Home on the Range!

The reference to June berries into the story abit---well, that alone makes the book valuable to me. It just seems that nobody knows about June berries....we had them in our pasture, down in the deep coulees, and - oh, my--sweet as blueberries, round and seedless, make wonderful syrup or sauce (which is just the juice with berries--) and were canned every year in early summer for our enjoyment all through the next winter.

If you grew up on the prairie, in the cold, creaking, cold-morning days of the 1940s or 1950s--I think you will love this book.
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Donald L. Ricco Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2021
“The Range Eternal” was printed in raised lettering on the blue enamel of the door.”

The door being the one on the woodstove in their house. The Range Eternal also being the vast plains of North Dakota “from horizon to horizon”. This is just a beautiful book, wonderfully written and gorgeously illustrated! I guess it's a kids' book, but it is deep enough and introspective enough to touch anyone! I really vibed with the idea that modern conveniences aren't always that convenient. Like the author writes, "I long for the center of true warmth." True, true, true...
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Joe Sherry
3.0 out of 5 stars not as good as Grandmother's Pigeon
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2003
The Range Eternal is Louise Erdrich's second children's book (the first being Grandmother's Pigeon). The story Erdrich tells is one of family and tradition (and an old stove). The story is told simply and well, and it is peppered with Native American legend and tradition. For this reason, I wonder if the book would not be better suited to Native children more than non-Native children. I have read Erdrich's novels, so I have a passing familiarity with terms like "Windigo", but I'm not sure most non-Native children would and this might confuse them.
While I am a fan of Erdrich's other work (including the young adult novel: The Birchbark House), this isn't a book that I would be excited to read to my children (when I have some). It isn't quite as accessible or has a simplistic enough feel to it. Maybe I'm not giving children enough credit, but I would recommend something like Alison McGhee's "Countdown to Kindergarten" over this one. Instead of this, you might want to give Erdrich's first children's book, "Grandmother's Pigeon", a try. It's much better.
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