Ancient Thunder

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Ancient Thunder
Ancient Thunder book cover.jpg
Book Cover, 2006 edition
Author Leo Yerxa
IllustratorLeo Yerxa
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children's literature
Publisher Groundwood Books
Publication date
3 August 2006

Ancient Thunder is a children's fantasy picture book by the Canadian artist and writer Leo Yerxa, simultaneously published in Canada and the United States in 2006. It won the 2006 Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration and the 2008 Saskatchewan Willow Award for picture books. Ancient Thunder was both illustrated and written by Leo Yerxa.

Contents

Summary

This book describes the relationship of horses and First Nation's cultures with a single poem and illustrations using water-colour artwork. Only few lines of text per page contrast with painted images associated with native culture.

Concept and development

Yerxa was interested by the native people while he watched them ride across the Great Plains in the movie when he was a child, their traditional clothing and the running creatures inspired Yerxa to write this book. He used handmade water-colour paper and made it look like leather.

Awards

Year Literary awardsResultRef.
2006 Governor General's Literary Awards Won [1] [2]
2007 First Nation Communities Read Won [3]
2008 Willow Awards Won [4]
2007 Anskohk Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year Award Nominated [5]
2007 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award Nominated

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