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The first day : a story of courage

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  • Publisher:
    HighWater Press, 2016
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

Details:

  • Author: Vermette, Katherena
    Date:
    Created
    2016
    Summary:

    Makwa has to go to a new school ... and he doesn't want to go. How will he face his first day? The Seven Teaching of the Anishinaabe -- love, wisdom, humility, courage, respect, honesty, and truth -- are revealed in these seven stories for children. Set in an urban landscape with Indigenous children as the central characters, these stories about home and family will look familiar to all young readers.

    Genre:
    Indigenous materials, Juvenile fiction, Picture books
    Subject(s): Worry | First day of school | Courage | Indigenous peoples--North America
    Original Publisher: Winnipeg, HighWater Press
    Language(s): English