Across the Ice: How We Saved the Ojibwe Horse by Darcy Whitecrow, Heather O’Connor and Natasha Donovan - ADVISABLE

Across the Ice: How We Saved the Ojibwe Horse by Darcy Whitecrow and Heather O’Connor, illustrated by Natasha Donovan. NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOK. Candlewick, 2025. $19. 9781536229455

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The Ojibwe of Lac La Croix First Nation had a special relationship with the wild ponies of their area.  As white people settled the land, however, the large herds were reduced to a final four ponies. In order to save them, the Ojibwe helped round them up in 1977 and smuggled them across a frozen lake to a ranch in the United States.  Today the herd has grown to almost 200.

A lovely look at the cycle of almost destroying and then saving a species. Great for a science lesson about man’s effect on nature, saving endangered species, etc. 

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS