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Paddle Whispers Paperback – January 6, 2005

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And so begins a journey—not only an exploration of rapids, lakes, and forests, but also an inner journey of discovery. Through poetic text and drawings, woven gracefully with quotes by John Muir, Walking Buffalo, Sigurd F. Olson, Henry David Thoreau, and others, Douglas Wood traces a journey by paddle and canoe that renews the spirit.

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"Douglas Wood has caught Sigurd Olson's fire."-Les Blacklock, Wildlife artist and author

"Paddle Whispers is a remarkable book, beautifully describing the inner journey to joy and meaning in nature, and in oneself. I heartily recommend this inspirational guide to a deeper experience of the natural world."-Joseph Cornell, Author of Sharing Nature With Children

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"The sun climbs over the pines. Over the spruces. Over Saganaga, Kabetogama, Nistowiak, Namew, Athabaska. And ten thousand other places with no names. The North Woods calls. The river pulls, the paddle whispers. I listen. And gradually...gradually the mist burns away."And so begins a journey - not only an exploration of rapids, lakes, and forests, but also an inner journey of discovery. Through poetic text and drawings, woven gracefully with quotes by John Muir, Walking Buffalo, Sigurd F. Olson, Henry David Thoreau, and others, Douglas Wood traces a journey by paddle and canoe that renews the spirit.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Univ Of Minnesota Press (January 6, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0816647135
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0816647132
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.88 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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Douglas Wood has been called “Minnesota’s renaissance man”. Author, artist, musician, naturalist, wilderness guide, he is the creator of thirty-seven books for adults and children, with over two and a half million copies in print. His first book, Old Turtle, was hailed as a “profound work” and an “instant classic”. Translated widely, it has received many honors. A number of other books are also award winners and N.Y. Times bestsellers, including Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth, Miss Little’s Gift and his humorous What Grown-ups Can’t Do series. Doug has read and performed at the White House, with full choir and orchestra at New York’s famed Lincoln Center, and many other extraordinary venues across the country. Two widely acclaimed new titles--Old Turtle: Questions of the Heart and the outdoor memoir Deep Woods, Wild Waters, were released in 2017. Doug’s latest picture book for children, Americans, was published in 2018. As a wilderness guide, he has led scores of expeditions from the Boundary Waters to the Northwest Territories.

Among his many honors and awards, Douglas Wood is the recipient of:

The American Booksellers Book of the Year –ABBY Award

The International Reading Association Book of the Year

The Christopher Medal

Parent’s Choice Award

Barnes and Noble Star of the North

Storytelling World Award

Midwest Book Award

Smithsonian Notable Book Award

Minnesota Book Award

Minnesota State Arts Board Grand for Prose

CMAB McKnight Established Artist Award

Lifetime Achievement Award from the MN. Association for Environmental Education.

Douglas Wood lives with his family in a log cabin in the pines by the Mississippi River.

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KHD
5.0 out of 5 stars A new favorite author!
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2022
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If you are in a meditative mood and have a passion for wilderness this book will speak to you. It’s a book you will pick up again and again and just open randomly and enjoy what you read. The pen and ink drawings are beautiful. I’ve ordered all his other similar books.
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C.T.
5.0 out of 5 stars A journey of the heart.
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2014
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This book spoke to me so vividly that I felt thaI was the one on the trip. Mr. Wood's kinship with nature is contagious and his writing powerfully evokes and awakes that same love and longing in the reader. Right up there with John Muir and Sigurd Olson, but better because he is still here and still writing.
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Walt Wolpert
2.0 out of 5 stars not much substance
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2019
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little writing
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Lauren Anne
5.0 out of 5 stars Peaceful narrative
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2016
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This book brought me through placid rivers, unexpected weather squalls, and the sweet meditation of canoeing through the Boundary Waters.
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Kenneth L. Pierpont
5.0 out of 5 stars I Love It
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2019
I love this book. It came up missing and I discovered it under my son's bed. He has an instinct for good books and when they come up missing I look under his bed first. That is where they go when he turns off the light and night when his eyes will stay open no longer. I recommend this simple beautiful book. It captures the sense of the Boundary Waters or the lakes of the Canadian Shield.
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Marla
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Book!
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2004
On a canoe trip in the Boundary Waters last summer, I remember reaching the end of a mile+ long portage, flipping down the canoe from my shoulders, and, bearly breaking stride, plunging into Basswood Lake. My guide told me then of Paddle Whispers and of Douglas Wood's similar aprreciation for a well earned swim.

This summer, as I trained to be a guide, I finally got a hold of Paddle Whispers. Some nights I would read it aloud in the tent, pausing to listent to the cry of the loon or howl of the wolf. Wood's discriptions of everything I have felt on a canoe trip are so clear, even a non-canoeist could feel as if they were there. Reading Paddle Whispers is a great comfort to me when I get "Minnesota Sick".

For anyone who's tried to explain to others the "why?" of wilderness travel, especially canoe trips, this may be the answer! Must read it!!!!

PS- I don't like reading too much but I love this book, I think that says something!
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G. Harp
5.0 out of 5 stars A superb book
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2000
This is not a how-to book about the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). (For that look to Patricia Bell's superb "Roughing it Elegantly.") Instead, Paddle Whispers explains why we go into the BWCAW, with its often attendant miseries, at all. The BWCAW is a wonderful, magical place and Douglas Wood captures its essence in all its glory in this masterful work. It's a quick read as well, and so is a wonderful introduction for the person wondering why so many find the BWCAW irresitible.
This book will transport the BWCAW veteran back into the midst of his/her favorite memories of past trips, and will provide inspiration for those considering their first adventure in the wilderness. For those who never intend to experience the wilderness first-hand, Paddle Whispers is a wonderful, spiritual, inspiring work in its own right.
A must-read for everyone, I purchased many copies as gifts for friends.
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Justina of the Wild
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best...
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2014
...books at capturing the essence of the north woods - the way it should be. If you are familiar with Sigurd F. Olson, then turning these pages will be a pleasant experience. If you have read THIS SIDE OF A WILDERNESS, by Daniel J. Rice, then you know of the unspoken sacrifice and challenge that occurs behind the scenes in order to live the wilderness life. I recommend this book to anyone who savors time alone in nature.
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Phil McEvoy
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in Canada on December 30, 2013
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Excellent book for all the dedicated paddlers out there highly re commend this for your outdoors person in your life
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