Chall and Johnson successfully pinpoint the experiences of many who regularly vacation "up north," using the idea of memory so apt for their subject. "...I know the way by heart: / past the big walleye statue on Lake Mille Lacs, / a few more miles to the Live Deer Park, / till all the trees are birch and pine / and houses are made from logs that look like shiny pretzels...", a girl says as she anticipates another summer at a family cottage. She thinks of herself as a smart angler (fishing), a great gray dolphin (diving), a fearless voyager (portaging with a canoe) and a daredevil (waterskiing). This non-Indian child realizes that the Ojibway people were once the only inhabitants of this woods-and-lakes region enjoyed today by others. The specificity of Johnson's 14 full-color paintings add immediacy, clarifying Chall's skillfully employed figurative language; his art is also noteworthy in its interpretations of various types of summer light. (Ages 4-9)