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Up North at the Cabin

by Marsha Wilson Chall · 1992

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Up north ath the cabin,

I am a great gray dolphin.

The lake is my ocean...

Up north at the cabin,

I am a fearless voyageur,

guiding our canoe through the wilderness...

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Up north at the cabin

I am always brave —

even in the dark woods,

when blood thumps through my head

like old Ojiway drums.

The magic of summer, the call of the north woods, and the exuberance of childhood imagination combine here to create a book that will be treasured long after the last autumn leaf has fallen.

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adventureadventureMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
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naturenatureMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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