Spring 2026

George Morrison

Modern Artist

From the Series Native American Lives

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

George Morrison, a skilled Ojibwe artist, grew up on the shores of Lake Superior, and by the age of nine was known for his drawing and creative talents. He graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and went on to create paintings and sculptures that were exhibited in galleries nationally. One of his sculptures was installed at the White House. From painting to traveling and teaching other artists, learn all about the life of modernist artist Morrison.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diversity
Copyright 2026
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 56
Publication Date 2026-01-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007010, JNF018040, JNF076050
Dewey 759.13
Dimensions 6 x 9
Guided Reading Level T
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Introductory note, Photo captions, Source notes, Table of contents, and Timeline

Author: Staci Drouillard

Staci Drouillard is a Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe direct descendant. She lives and works in her hometown of Kitchibitobig—Grand Marais, on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her first book Walking the Old Road won the Hamlin Garland Prize in Popular History, the Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for nonfiction and was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award. Her second book Seven Aunts won the 2023 Minnesota Book Award for Memoir and the NE Minnesota Book Award and was a “Minnesota Reads” selection at the Library of Congress National Book Festival.

Illustrator: Tashia Hart

Tashia Hart is a writer and artist from the Red Lake Nation of Anishinnabe in northern Minnesota. Her literary works include fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. In addition to her illustrative work, she is a jewelry maker working in beads and birch bark and some metal work. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota with her husband, son, and a turtle.