Download or read book Nokum is My Teacher written by Dave Bouchard and published by Calgary : Northern Lights Books for Children. This book was released on 2007 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parallel text in English and Cree presents a poetic conversation between a boy and his grandmother as they discuss the importance of reading and how to blend life outside the reservation with Cree skills and traditions.
Download or read book When We Were Alone written by David A. Robertson and published by Portage & Main Press. This book was released on 2017-02-13 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother’s garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story about a difficult time in history, and, ultimately, one of empowerment and strength. Also available in a bilingual Swampy Cree/English edition. When We Were Alone won the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award in the Young People's Literature (Illustrated Books) category, and was nominated for the TD Canadian's Children's Literature Award.
Download or read book The Drum Calls Softly written by David Bouchard and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using text in both English and Cree, presents the round dance, a celebration of the seasons, and describes how the dance connects the Cree people to the natural world around them.
Download or read book I am Raven written by David Bouchard and published by Crow Cottage Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great, kind and wise chief decides to erect a new totem pole. Knowing that he will soon die, the chief wants the pole to be representative of him but also to reflect the importance of others in his life. A series of birds and animals then try to convince the chief that their image should be carved into the chief’s totem pole.
Download or read book Mw kwa Talks to the Loon written by Dale Auger and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year Award, 2006 Anskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival and Book Awards Kayâs is a young Cree man who is blessed with a Gift that makes him a talented hunter. He knows the ways of the Beings he hunts and can even talk with them in their own languages. But when he becomes proud and takes his abilities for granted, he loses his gift, and the People grow hungry. With the help of the Elders and the Beings that inhabit the water, Kayâs learns that in order to live a life of success, fulfillment and peace, he must cherish and respect the talents and skills he has been given. Illustrated with Dale Auger's powerful, insightful paintings, Mwâkwa Talks to the Loon introduces readers to the basics of life in a Cree village. A glossary with pronunciation guide to the many Cree words and phrases used in the story is included.
Download or read book The Song Within My Heart written by David Bouchard and published by . This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young First Nations boy is preparing for his first pow-wow. His beloved grandmother guides him through the events of the day and helps him to understand what the singing and dancing are about.
Download or read book The First Flute written by David Bouchard and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated tale inspired by Native American naming ceremonies explains the difference between names given to children and adults while relating the story of young Dancing Raven, whose talents go unrecognized by the hunters, fishers and trackers in his village until he reveals the importance of music. By the best-selling author of Rainbow Crow.
Download or read book Prairie Born written by Dave Bouchard and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore in verse and image the prairie experience that is so cherished in the memories of countless North American.
Download or read book For the Love of Reading written by David Bouchard and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists of children's books for all ages: four experts on literacy share their favourite titles and their best ideas.
Download or read book The Elders Are Watching written by David Bouchard and published by Raincoast Book Dist Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paintings of Pacific Northwest Indians and their view of the world by Canadian artist Roy Henry Vickers are accompanied by poems emphasizing the importance of caring for the environment.
Download or read book If You re Not from the Prairie written by David Bouchard and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1995-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If You're Not From The Prairie is a poetic tribute that invites readers to experience the blazing light, cutting wind, endless sky, piercing cold, and extraordinary beauty of the prairie. The Prairie is a land of extremes and, as the lyrical text and illustrations make clear, one that inspires extreme devotion from its hardy inhabitants.
Download or read book Buddha in the Garden written by Dave Bouchard and published by Raincoast Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a small boy is adopted by monks at a Buddhist temple, he spends hisime tending the temple gardens and discovering the nature of enlightenment.
Download or read book The Great Race written by Dave Bouchard and published by Raincoast Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fable is told in this re-creation of the origins of the Chinese zodiac. The Great Race sets in motion a timeless contest that pits creatures such as the ox, rat, horse and dragon against one another to see who will reach the Jade City first.'
Download or read book An Aboriginal Carol written by David Bouchard and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents alternate words to the Huron Carol, an ancient First Nations song about the birth of the baby Jesus.
Download or read book Ohana Means Family written by Ilima Loomis and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the family, or ohana, as they farm taro for poi to prepare for a traditional luau celebration with a poetic text in the style of The House That Jack Built. An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book "This is the land that's never been sold, where work the hands, so wise and old, that reach through the water, clear and cold, into the mud to pick the taro to make the poi for our ohana's luau." Acclaimed illustrator and animator Kenard Pak's light-filled, dramatic illustrations pair exquisitely with Ilima Loomis' text to celebrate Hawaiian land and culture. The backmatter includes a glossary of Hawaiian terms used, as well as an author's note. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Childrens Book of the Year! A Booklist Editor's Choice
Download or read book That s Hockey written by David Bouchard and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this picture book, Etienne introduces his city cousin to real hockey--that is, street hockey.
Download or read book If You re Not from the Prairie written by Dave Bouchard and published by Raincoast Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poem, accompanied by evocative landscape paintings, celebrates the natural beauty of the prairie and the joys of growing up on it.
