Bonnie Shemie (born May 10, 1949) is an author and illustrator who has written educational books for children including a series about Native American dwellings.
Her writing focuses on different cultures' pre-modern construction techniques, as well as their belief systems.
[1] She studied architecture in the United States before moving to Montreal, Canada, in 1972.
[1] The book was aimed at children and contained detailed descriptions of the homes built by Inuit tribes in Alaska.
[1] The work was praised and Noel McDermott in Canadian Children's Literature called it "a well-written and beautifully illustrated book, in which carefully researched information is presented, clearly and accurately and without any tendency to eulogize or romanticize.