1.
Series:
Phoenix ani’ Gichichi-i’/Phoenix Gets Greater
Dual-language edition in English and Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe)
Hardcover
Marty Wilson-Trudeau
9781772603248
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 23, 2023
Phoenix loves to play with dolls and marvel at pretty fabrics. Most of all, he loves to dance—ballet, Pow Wow dancing, or just swirling and twirling around his house. Sometimes Phoenix gets picked on and he struggles with feeling different, but his mom and brother are proud of him. With their help, Phoenix learns about Two Spirit/Niizh Manidoowag people in Anishinaabe culture and just how special he is. Based on the childhood experiences of her son, Phoenix, Marty Wilson-Trudeau demonstrates the difference that a loving and supportive family ca...
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2.
Series:
Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold
Paperback
Jessica Outram
9781772603187
$12.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
May 16, 2023
It's the summer of 1914. Eight-year-old Bernice lives with her family in a lighthouse on Georgian Bay. One day Bernice wakes up to find a stranger named Tom Thomson sleeping in their living room. When she overhears him talk about gold on a nearby island, Bernice is determined to find it. Inspired by her beloved Mémèr’s stories of their Métis family’s adventures and hardships, Bernice takes the treasure map the stranger left behind and sets out in a rowboat with nothing more than her two dogs for company and the dream of changing her family’s fo...
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3.
Series:
Âmî Osâwâpikones (Dear Dandelion)
Hardcover
SJ Okemow
9781773217406
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
May 23, 2023
A debut picture book that celebrates self-love, care, and resilience with one of the most widespread plants—the dandelion.Both a love letter to the dandelion and a call to love ourselves in a difficult world, Âmî Osâwâpikones reminds us that we are not defined as others see us. Following our young protagonist and the dandelions through the seasons, we are reminded that we are resilient, we are healers, we are funny, and we are loved.
4.
Series:
Walking Together
Hardcover
Elder Dr. Albert D. Marshall
9781773217765
$23.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Apr 04, 2023
This innovative picture book introduces readers to the concept of Etuaptmumk—or Two-Eyed Seeing in the Mi’kmaq language—as we follow a group of young children connecting to nature as their teacher. A poetic, joyful celebration of the Lands and Waters as spring unfolds: we watch for Robin's return, listen for Frog's croaking, and wonder at maple tree's gift of sap. Grounded in Etuaptmumk, also known as Two-Eyed Seeing, the gift of multiple perspectives, and the Mi’kmaw concept of Netukulimk, meaning to protect Mother Earth for the ancestors, pre...
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5.
Series:
Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome
Hardcover
Nancy Cooper
9781771475150
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Mar 15, 2023
Busy beavers have a family reunion in this story that celebrates Indigenous perspectives It’s a special day for Amik the beaver and her little sister, Nishiime. Their cousins are coming to visit! Amik is excited, but Nishiime feels nervous about meeting new people, and when the cousins finally arrive, Nishiime disappears. Lively, immersive illustrations show Amik and her cousins as they search the woods for Nishiime. Each creature they encounter, introduced to readers using their Anishinaabe names, reveals how beavers help the forest community....
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6.
Series:
The Most Amazing Bird
Paperback
Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
9781773214177
$10.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Apr 18, 2023
A young girl discovers nature’s surprising beauty in this tale from a renowned Inuit storyteller. When Aggataa goes for a cold winter walk with her grandmother, she’s surprised by a sudden CRAH! All the birds have flown south for the winter except one kind—the tulugarguat, the ravens. They’re the ugliest birds that Aggaataa has ever seen. They look like they slept in their coats—coats that don’t even fit! However, as the winter slowly moves towards spring, Aggataa connects with one small raven in particular. As the seasons change in full, th...
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7.
Series: Righting Canada's Wrongs
Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Inuit Relocations
Resilience and Reconciliation
Hardcover
Frank James Tester
9781459416673
$34.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 13 - 18
Mar 01, 2023
In a highly visible and appealing format for young readers, this book explores the forced Inuit relocations in the Canadian Arctic between the 1950s and 1990s. Government decisions were often based on misinformation and racist attitudes, and their ill-considered decisions changed Inuit lives forever. This book includes Inuit responses, resilience and strength in the face of these government actions, as well as eventual government apologies for many of the relocations. The book begins with a look at the traditional life of Inuit of Canada’s Nor...
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8.
Series: Righting Canada's Wrongs
Righting Canada's Wrongs: The Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous Children
Hardcover
Andrew Bomberry
9781459416697
$34.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 13 - 18
Mar 01, 2023
This book for students examines a child welfare policy in Canada that began in 1951 in which Indigenous children were taken from their homes and put into the care of non-Indigenous families. These children grew up without their birth families, cultural roots and language. Many tried to run away and some died in the attempt. The taking of the children became known as the Sixties Scoop. The term “Sixties Scoop” makes explicit reference to the 1960s, but the policies and practices started before the 1960s and lasted long after. Today, Indigenous c...
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9.
Series:
Father Eagle and the Hunter
Paperback
Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo
9781939053497
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Feb 15, 2023
The hunter was tired of only finding berries and seeds to feed his hungry village, so he decided to look far and wide for some meat to bring to them. When he spotted a tall tree, he climbed to the top and discovered a nest with three eaglets. ?What a tasty soup the three little birds will make!? thought the hunter. Hearing the warning cries of the eaglets, Father Eagle flew to their rescue. Father Eagle told the hunter that if he did not take the eaglets, he would ask the Great Spirit to help the village. The hunter decided to trust Father Eag...
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10.
Series: Thunder Child Prophecy
Billy Buckhorn and the Book of Spells
Paperback
Gary Robinson
9781939053473
$18.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Jan 31, 2023
An ominous message conveyed to sixteen-year-old Billy Buckhorn by the spirit of his deceased grandmother opens the door to astounding supernatural events. Struck by lightning and brought back from the brink of death, Billy must contend with extraordinary visions and psychic insights. These new ?gifts? prove both challenging and necessary as Billy begins to understand the peril behind his grandmother?s words and realizes his calling to protect and defend his people. Billy?s first vision and adversary is the ancient Raven Stalker, who appears in ...
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11.
Series: The Legend of Big Heart
The Roan Stallion
Paperback
Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo
9781939053480
$12.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Jan 31, 2023
This hi-lo teen novel is filled with excitement. Alfred Swallow meets a wild roan stallion that is not an ordinary horse, but a medicine hat roan stallion that is believed to have special powers. The bond between Alfred and the stallion reaches far into a world of hopes and dreams. It?s 1929 and times are hard for Alfred?s Lakota family on the Dakota prairie. Alfred knows his grandfather could use a new tractor, so with the help of his friends and the roan stallion, he makes plans to win the prize money at the annual White River Relay Race. Bu...
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14.
Series:
Mi’kmaw Moons
The Seasons in Mi'kma'ki
Paperback
Cathy LeBlanc
9781459507036
$24.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Nov 01, 2022
For thousands of years, the Mi’kmaq have been closely observing the natural world and the cycles of the moon and the stars to track the passage of time. Each full moon in an annual cycle was named by the Mi’kmaq to relate to a seasonal event, such as tomcod spawning, birds laying eggs or berry ripening. For the past decade Mi’kmaw Elders and Knowledge Keepers have shared stories of the traditional night sky calendar with authors Cathy LeBlanc and David Chapman. In this book Cathy relays this knowledge in stories told to her young relation Holl...
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15.
Series:
Beautiful You, Beautiful Me
Hardcover
Tasha Spillett-Sumner
9781771474528
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Oct 15, 2022
A child who looks different from her mother finds beauty and belonging in this new book from the creator of the New York Times bestseller I Sang You Down from the Stars Izzy’s favorite place to be is in Mama’s arms—skin to skin, safe and warm. One night, cuddled up on Mama’s lap, Izzy notices something she’s never noticed before: her skin is the color of chocolate, but Mama’s skin is the color of sand. When Izzy realizes she’s different from Mama in other ways, too, she feels sad and confused. She wants to be beautiful like Mama! But Mama addre...
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16.
Series: Sisters Learn Foods of the Elders
Oolichan Moon
Hardcover
Samantha Beynon
9781550179927
$24.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 6
Oct 15, 2022
Oolichan Moon is a beautifully illustrated children’s book about passing down traditional knowledge from Nisga'a Elders and the sacredness of traditional foods, particularly the oolichan fish. Together, author Samantha Beynon and illustrator Lucy Trimble have created a children’s book rich with cultural knowledge and tradition that relates to their Nisga'a ancestry surrounding the oolichan fish. With playful text and vibrant illustrations, young readers can learn alongside the two Nisga'a sisters as they are gifted with sacred knowledge from th...
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17.
Series:
Together We Drum, Our Hearts Beat as One
Hardcover
Willie Poll
9781551528892
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 8
Oct 11, 2022
In this beautifully illustrated book, a determined young Anishnaabe girl in search of adventure goes on a transformative journey into a forest on her traditional territory. She is joined by a chorus of her ancestors in red dresses, who tell her they remember what it was like to be carefree and wild, too. Soon, though, the girl is challenged by a monster named Hate, who envelops her in a cloud of darkness. She climbs a mountain to evade the monster, and, with the help of her matriarchs and the power of Thunderbird, the monster is held at bay. To...
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18.
Series:
Phoenix Gets Greater
Hardcover
Marty Wilson-Trudeau
9781772602531
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 11, 2022
Phoenix loves to play with dolls and marvel at pretty fabrics. Most of all, he loves to dance—ballet, Pow Wow dancing, or just swirling and twirling around his house. Sometimes Phoenix gets picked on and he struggles with feeling different, but his mom and brother are proud of him. With their help, Phoenix learns about Two Spirit/Niizh Manidoowag people in Anishinaabe culture and just how special he is. Based on the childhood experiences of her son, Phoenix, Marty Wilson-Trudeau demonstrates the difference that a loving and supportive family c...
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21.
Series:
Please Don't Step on Me
Paperback
Elly Kree-George
9781939053435
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (US) from 1 - 2
Sep 05, 2022
This delightful story teaches children that many bugs are ?helpful insects? and enables the reader to develop a positive and protective attitude towards them. Willie the Worm introduces his insect friends and inspires the young reader to discover a fresh interest in ?bugs,? and to realize many of them are indeed their friends too. Included are a series of questions and recommended activities to help parents and teachers engage children to learn even more about these little helpers.
22.
Series:
How the Oceans Came to Be
Paperback
Arvis Boughman
9781939053442
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (US) from 1 - 2
Aug 26, 2022
In this delightful Lumbee story, clever Rabbit outsmarts a selfish Great Snapping Turtle. When Rabbit discovers many animals could not find water, he sets out to solve the mystery. What he finds is the Great Snapping Turtle blocking the water of the Mother Spring. When the stubborn turtle refuses to move, Rabbit figures out a way to let the water flow. As the water flowed to all creatures, it also created the oceans of Turtle Island.
23.
Series:
Native American Twelve Days of Christmas
Hardcover
Gary Robinson
9781939053459
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (US) from 1 - 2
Jul 26, 2022
The beloved traditional English Christmas carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas, has been adapted here to reflect aspects of the richly varied cultures and traditions of twelve Native American cultural groups from different parts of the U.S. A cultural background is included for each day?s gift in an easy-to-understand manner, placing the adapted song lyrics in the context of these tribal cultures. A wonderful companion to the best- selling Native American Night Before Christmas.
25.
Series:
Ben the Sea Lion
Hardcover
Roy Henry Vickers
9781550179736
$22.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 8
May 14, 2022
Tsimshian storyteller and artist Roy Henry Vickers shares an adventure from his childhood in the Indigenous village of Kitkatla, on BC’s north coast. When Uncle Johnny accidentally catches an orphaned sea lion pup in his fishing net, young Roy and his cousin Bussy take responsibility for nursing the tiny creature back to health. They name the pup Ben, short for Teeben—the Tsimshian word for sea lion. With the boys’ loving care, Ben eats and eats and grows and grows, getting up to all sorts of fun in Kitkatla, including towing the boys in their ...
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26.
Series:
Wiijibibamatoon Anangoonan/Runs with the Stars
Dual-language edition in English and Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe)
Hardcover
Darcy Whitecrow
9781772602203
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 03, 2022
Gaa ishi biitoowaawaad ji nltaginit mishtadimons, awe inini o'gikinoo'amawan noozisan o'nowen Anishinaabe mishtadimog gaa baabaayaapon noopaming omaa northwestern Ontario. Aabading mishtadimog gii baambatoowag bagwaji dash ge gii bagiji-ayaawag, aanawe apii mishoomis gwiiwizensiyit, wiinawaa gaga gii wenibaniwag. Noogom dash wiin o'ganawenimaan wiinigo wekwiinod, o'gaanawenimaani'gigwe mishtadimog ji bimaadiziwad waasa-nigaan aanike-bimaadiziwinang dash ji gikinoo'amawad wiin noozison owe zaagi'idiwin o'giwe ge ayaa'aag dash awesiinhwag.
27.
Series:
Runs with the Stars
Hardcover
Darcy Whitecrow
9781772602388
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 03, 2022
“Elders say they were always here. The horses were small, but strong.” “Like me?” “Like you.” As they await the birth of a new foal, a man teaches his grandchild about the Ojibwe Horses that used to roam the forests of northwestern Ontario. The horses once ran wild and free, but when Grandfather was a boy, they almost disappeared. Now he is the caretaker of his own small herd, keeping the breed alive for future generations and teaching his grandchild about the loving bond between human and animals.
28.
Series:
A Magical Sturgeon
Paperback
Joseph Dandurand
9780889713901
$15.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Reading age from 6 - 8
Apr 30, 2022
Written and illustrated in the tradition of the Kwantlen people, Joseph Dandurand's second book is an endearing tale of two sisters and their connection with nature. In the water sat a sturgeon, born there, so they say, thousands of years ago, though the sturgeon themselves have been here for two hundred million years. It was at first a little egg, a big egg, born into the river. Now the sturgeon is back, but how did it get here? How did the first sturgeon come to be? Earth and the river, moons and suns and clouds. Time, thousands of years and ...
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29.
Series:
Bedtime in Nunatsiavut
Hardcover
Raeann Brown
9781551528878
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 8
Apr 26, 2022
A sweet, beautiful book for children depicting the transformative dreams envisioned by a young Inuk girl, with the help of her loving mother. In Bedtime in Nunatsiavut, a little girl named Nya yearns to fly, swim, and wander like the goose, salmon, bear, fox, and other animals that populate her world. Each night, her loving Ananak (mother) tucks her into bed and gives her a kunik (nose-to-nose rub) to help Nya dream and transform into the animals she longs to be like. In Nya's dreams, she moves with the wonder and the freedom of the natural ...
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32.
Series:
Swift Fox All Along
Paperback
Rebecca Thomas
9781773214474
$10.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Apr 12, 2022
What does it mean to be Mi’kmaq? And if Swift Fox can’t find the answer, will she ever feel like part of her family? When Swift Fox’s father picks her up to go visit her aunties, uncles, and cousins, her belly is already full of butterflies. And when he tells her that today is the day that she’ll learn how to be Mi’kmaq, the butterflies grow even bigger. Though her father reassures her that Mi’kmaq is who she is from her eyes to her toes, Swift Fox doesn’t understand what that means. Her family welcomes her with smiles and hugs, but when it’s t...
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33.
Series:
Rabbit Chase
Hardcover
Elizabeth LaPensée
9781773216201
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Apr 05, 2022
A BookRiot Don’t-Miss 2022 Queer Graphic Novels & Memoirs • "Rabbit Chase is a welcome intersectional work for today's youth."—Traci Sorell, award-winning author of We Are Still Here! and At the Mountain's BaseAnishinaabe culture and storytelling meet Alice in Wonderland in this coming-of-age graphic novel that explores Indigenous and gender issues through a fresh yet familiar looking glass. Aimée, a non-binary Anishinaabe middle-schooler, is on a class trip to offer gifts to Paayehnsag, the water spirits known to protect the land. While storie...
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34.
Series:
Sky Wolf's Call
The Gift of Indigenous Knowledge
Hardcover
Eldon Yellowhorn
9781773216300
$24.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 11
Apr 05, 2022
From healing to astronomy to our connection to the natural world, the lessons from Indigenous knowledge inform our learning and practices today. How do knowledge systems get passed down over generations? Through the knowledge inherited from their Elders and ancestors, Indigenous Peoples throughout North America have observed, practiced, experimented, and interacted with plants, animals, the sky, and the waters over millennia. Knowledge keepers have shared their wisdom with younger people through oral history, stories, ceremonies, and records th...
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35.
Series:
Sky Wolf's Call
Paperback
Eldon Yellowhorn
9781773216294
$16.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 11
Apr 05, 2022
From healing to astronomy to our connection to the natural world, the lessons from Indigenous knowledge inform our learning and practices today. How do knowledge systems get passed down over generations? Through the knowledge inherited from their Elders and ancestors, Indigenous Peoples throughout North America have observed, practiced, experimented, and interacted with plants, animals, the sky, and the waters over millennia. Knowledge keepers have shared their wisdom with younger people through oral history, stories, ceremonies, and records th...
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36.
Series:
Rabbit Chase
Paperback
Elizabeth LaPensée
9781773216195
$13.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Apr 05, 2022
A BookRiot Don’t-Miss 2022 Queer Graphic Novels & Memoirs • "Rabbit Chase is a welcome intersectional work for today's youth."—Traci Sorell, award-winning author of We Are Still Here! and At the Mountain's BaseAnishinaabe culture and storytelling meet Alice in Wonderland in this coming-of-age graphic novel that explores Indigenous and gender issues through a fresh yet familiar looking glass. Aimée, a non-binary Anishinaabe middle-schooler, is on a class trip to offer gifts to Paayehnsag, the water spirits known to protect the land. While storie...
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37.
Series:
The Day the Earth Rose Up
Paperback
Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo
9781939053398
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (US) from 6 - 8
Mar 01, 2022
When seven Lakota sisters venture deep into the forest to gather chokecherries, they are surprised and chased by Mato Sica, a giant bear known to eat people. The sisters run and climb up a short rock ledge and pray for help. The ground trembles and gives a sudden jolt, and they find themselves on top of a tall earth tower. A great giant eagle comes to their rescue and carries the seven sisters up to the Star Nation, where they are welcomed home and become the Wicincala Sakowin, also known as the Seven Sisters or Pleiades star formation.
38.
Series:
Creeboy
Paperback
Teresa Wouters
9781459416789
$14.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 13 - 18
Feb 15, 2022
Sixteen-year-old Josh is no stranger to gang life. His dad, the leader of the Warriors, a gang on their reserve, is in jail, and Josh’s older brother has taken charge. Josh’s mom has made it clear the Warriors and their violence aren’t welcome in her home — Josh’s dad and brother included. She wants Josh to focus on graduating high school. Josh is unsure whether gang life is for him — that is until gang violence arrives on his doorstep. Turning to the Warriors, Josh, now known as “Creeboy,” starts down the path to becoming a full gang member ...
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39.
Series: Righting Canada's Wrongs
Righting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools
The Devastating Impact on Canada's Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Findings and Calls for Action
Second Edition
Hardcover
Melanie Florence
9781459416758
$34.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 13 - 18
Feb 08, 2022
Canada’s residential school system for Indigenous children is now recognized as a grievous historic wrong committed against First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. Through historical photographs, documents and first-person narratives from people who survived residential schools, this book offers an account of the injustice of this period in Canadian history. It documents how official racism was confronted and finally acknowledged. In 1857, the Gradual Civilization Act was passed in Canada with the aim of assimilating Indigenous people. In 1879...
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40.
Series: Righting Canada's Wrongs
Righting Canada's Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War
second edition
Hardcover
Pamela Hickman
9781459416628
$34.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 13 - 18
Dec 07, 2021
Italians came to Canada to seek a better life. From the 1870s to the 1920s they arrived in large numbers and found work mainly in mining, railway building, forestry, construction and farming. As time passed, many used their skills to set up successful small businesses, often in Little Italy districts in cities like Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton and Winnipeg. Many struggled with the language and culture in Canada, but their children became part of the Canadian mix. When Canada declared war on Italy on June 10, 1940, the government used the War Me...
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42.
Series:
Thunder and the Noise Storms
Hardcover
Jeffrey Ansloos
9781773215587
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Nov 16, 2021
A Nov/Dec Loan Stars Jr Top Ten Pick 2021! A Blue Spruce Award nominee 2021! When the world gets too loud and chaotic, a young boy’s grandfather helps him listen with wonder instead. Kids laughing, sneakers squeaking, balls bouncing—for Thunder, the sounds of the school day often brew into overwhelming noise storms. But when Thunder’s mosom asks him what he hears on an urban nature walk, Thunder starts to understand how sounds like bird wings flapping and rushing water can help him feel calm and connected. Gentle, inviting illustrations by J...
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43.
Series:
Buffalo Wild!
Hardcover
Deidre Havrelock
9781773215334
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Oct 12, 2021
“A satisfying ending ensures this nighttime adventure will soothe even the wildest child.” Kirkus Reviews An exuberant celebration of the Buffalo’s return to the wild. Since Declan was born, his kokum has shared her love of Buffalo through stories and art. But Declan longs to see real Buffalo. Then one magical night, herds of the majestic creatures stampede down from the sky. That’s when things really get wild! Azby Whitecalf’s playful illustrations add to the joy and reverence in Deidre Havrelock’s picture book debut. A reprinting of the Buffa...
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44.
Series:
Ga's / The Train
Bilingual edition
Hardcover
Jodie Callaghan
9781772602005
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 9
Sep 21, 2021
The dual-language edition, in English and Mi'gmaq, of the Silver Birch Express-nominated title, The Train.Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. Ashley sees his sadness, and Uncle tells her of the day years ago when he and the other children from their community were told to board the train before being taken to residential school where their lives were changed forever. They weren't allowed to speak Mi'gmaq and were punished if they did. There was no one to give them love and hugs and comfort. ...
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45.
Series:
Hockey with Dad
Hardcover
Willie Sellars
9781987915808
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Sep 10, 2021
The highly anticipated follow-up to Willie Sellars' award-winning Dipnetting with Dad, in Hockey with Dad, Sellars continues the adventures of Little Brother as he grows and learns about the importance of hockey to his Secwépemc community.She shoots, she scores! Big Sister’s hockey team has worked hard toward the most important game of the season. When the team goalie gets injured, Little Brother excitedly steps onto the ice to play in the Championship game. He always wanted to be part of the lineup, where Big Sister is the ace forward. The clo...
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46.
Series:
Four Faces of the Moon
Hardcover
Amanda Strong
9781773214542
$24.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Sep 07, 2021
“Four Faces of the Moon is a visually stunning story of Métis life, love and belonging. A rich, beautiful and immersive reading experience that shouldn’t be missed.” —Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, author of Noopiming: The Cure For White Ladies“This is magnificent storytelling. This is Spotted Fawn magic.” —Richard Van Camp, author of Little You, and We Sang You HomeOn a journey to uncover her family’s story, Spotted Fawn travels through time and space to reclaim connection to ancestors, language, and the land in this essential graphic novel. In...
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47.
Series:
Land of the Great Turtles
Paperback
Brad Wagnon
9781939053350
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (US) from 4 - 7
Aug 25, 2021
The Land of Great Turtles is a Cherokee origin story that introduces the reader to Cherokee beliefs and values. The Creator gave the Cherokee people a beautiful island with everything they could ever need. It came with only one rule: they must take care of the land and the animals living there. But what happens when the children decide to paly with the turtles instead of taking care of their responsibilities?Written in both Cherokee and English, readers become familiar with the Cherokee syllabary and the Cherokee language.
48.
Series:
Jamilah at the End of the World
Paperback
Mary-Lou Zeitoun
9781459416482
$14.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 13 - 18
Aug 24, 2021
Set against the backdrop of a brutal Toronto summer heatwave, seventeen-year-old Jamilah Monsour makes plans for what she’s certain is the beginning of the climate change catastrophe that will end the world. Luckily, Jamilah knows what has to be done to save her family: transform the back alley garage into a bunker. Reluctantly her parents allow the bunker, but they draw the line when she announces she’s going to skip university and instead use the money they had saved for her education to buy solar panels and a generator. When an electricity ...
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49.
Series: First Nations Book for Young Readers
Indigenous Filmmakers & Actors
Paperback
Gary Robinson
9781772601725
$10.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 14
May 04, 2021
In these entertaining profiles, twelve Indigenous actors and filmmakers tell stories of the hard work and struggle that went into their careers. Overcoming prejudice and stereotypes in the film industry, fighting to make and promote films that demonstrate an honest portrayal of Indigenous life and heritage. Their stories show how there’s more to filmmaking than acting and directing, including writing, producing, editing, designing, and special effects. Their accomplishments include acting in major blockbuster films and TV shows, directing prize...
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50.
Series:
My Indian
Paperback
Chief Mi'sel Joe
9781550818789
$16.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 12 - 14
Apr 30, 2021
***2022 ATLANTIC BOOK AWARDS: APMA BEST ATLANTIC-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD – SHORTLIST*** ***2022 BMO WINTERSET AWARD – LONGLIST*** ***2022-2023 HACKMATACK AWARD: ENGLISH FICTION – SHORTLIST*** ***2022 IPPY AWARDS: MULTICULTURAL FICTION: JUV/YA – SILVER*** In 1822, William Epps Cormack sought the expertise of a guide who could lead him across Newfoundland in search of the last remaining Beothuk camps on the island. In his journals, Cormack refers to his guide only as “My Indian.” Now, almost two hundred years later, Mi’sel Joe and Sheila O’Nei...
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51.
Series:
Native Women Changing Their World
Paperback
Patricia Cutright
9781939053329
$16.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Apr 28, 2021
Native women have filled their communities with strength and leadership, both historically and as modern-day warriors. The 12 Indigenous women who are featured in this book overcame unimaginable hardships such as racial and gender discrimination, abuse, and extreme poverty only to rise to great heights in the fields of politics, science, education, and community activism.Such determination and courage reflect the essence of the traditional Cheyenne saying: "A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground." The impres...
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52.
Series:
The Power of Style
How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures
Hardcover
Christian Allaire
9781773214900
$19.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12
Apr 27, 2021
Style is not just the clothes on our backs—it is self-expression, representation, and transformation. As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he sought out for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue, he is working to change that—because clothes are never just clothes. Men’s heels are a statement of pride in the face of LGTBQ+ discrimination, while ribbon shirts honor Indigenous ancestors and keep culture alive. Allaire takes the reader through boldly...
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54.
Series: A Mighty Muskrats Mystery
The Case of the Burgled Bundle
Paperback
Michael Hutchinson
9781772601664
$10.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Apr 06, 2021
The National Assembly of Cree Peoples has gathered together in the Windy Lake First Nation, home to the Mighty Muskrats—cousins Chickadee, Atim, Otter, and Sam. But when the treaty bundle, the center of a four-day-long ceremony, is taken, the four mystery-solving cousins set out to catch those responsible and help protect Windy Lake’s reputation! What’s worse, prime suspect Pearl takes off to the city with her older brother and known troublemaker, Eddie. If they have the burgled bundle with them, the Mighty Muskrats fear it may be lost for go...
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55.
Series:
I Sang You Down from the Stars
Hardcover
Tasha Spillett-Sumner
9781771474085
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 2 - 5
Apr 05, 2021
A New York Times and CBC Books bestselling #OwnVoices love letter from an Indigenous mother to her new baby, new from celebrated author Tasha Spillett-Sumner and 2021 Caldecott winning illustrator Michaela Goade, that honors the beauty of a little one's arrival Drawing from Indigenous creation stories and traditional teachings and illustrated in dazzling watercolors, I Sang You Down from the Stars is a tribute to the bond between mother and child. The narrator gathers gifts for a medicine bundle in anticipation of her baby’s birth; a fluffy whi...
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56.
Series:
Firekeeper's Daughter
Hardcover
Angeline Boulley
9781250766564
$25.99
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 14 - 18
Mar 16, 2021
A PRINTZ MEDAL WINNER!A MORRIS AWARD WINNER!AN AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE AWARD YA HONOR BOOK!A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICKAn Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerSoon to be adapted at Netflix for TV with President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground. “One of this year's most buzzed about young adult novels.” —Good Morning America A TIME Magazine Best YA Book of All Time SelectionAmazon's Best YA Book of 2021 So Far (June 2021)A 2021 Kids' Indie Next List SelectionAn Entertainment ...
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57.
Series:
Treaty Words
For As Long As the Rivers Flow
Hardcover
Aimée Craft
9781773214962
$16.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 10
Mar 09, 2021
The first treaty that was made was between the earth and the sky. It was an agreement to work together. We build all of our treaties on that original treaty. On the banks of the river that have been Mishomis’s home his whole life, he teaches his granddaughter to listen—to hear both the sounds and the silences, and so to learn her place in Creation. Most importantly, he teaches her about treaties—the bonds of reciprocity and renewal that endure for as long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the rivers flow. Accompanied by beautiful illustr...
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58.
Series:
An Inuksuk Means Welcome
Paperback
Mary Wallace
9781771474351
$11.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Oct 15, 2020
An inuksuk is a stone landmark that different peoples of the Arctic region build to leave a symbolic message. Inuksuit (the plural of inuksuk) can point the way, express joy, or simply say: welcome. A central image in Inuit culture, the inuksuk frames this picture book as an acrostic: readers will learn seven words from the Inuktitut language whose first letters together spell INUKSUK. Each word is presented in English and in Inuktitut characters, with phonetic pronunciation guides provided. The words and their definitions give a sense of th...
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59.
Series:
It’s a Mitig!
Hardcover
Bridget George
9781771622738
$22.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Sep 19, 2020
Giizis—the sun—rises. What’s hiding in the trees? It’s a Mitig! guides young readers through the forest while introducing them to Ojibwe words for nature. From sunup to sundown, encounter an amik playing with sticks and swimming in the river, a prickly gaag hiding in the bushes and a big, bark-covered mitig. Featuring vibrant and playful artwork, an illustrated Ojibwe-to-English glossary and a simple introduction to the double-vowel pronunciation system, plus accompanying online recordings, It’s a Mitig! is one of the first books of its kind. I...
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60.
Series:
Swift Fox All Along
Hardcover
Rebecca Thomas
9781773214481
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Sep 08, 2020
What does it mean to be Mi’kmaq? And if Swift Fox can’t find the answer, will she ever feel like part of her family? When Swift Fox’s father picks her up to go visit her aunties, uncles, and cousins, her belly is already full of butterflies. And when he tells her that today is the day that she’ll learn how to be Mi’kmaq, the butterflies grow even bigger. Though her father reassures her that Mi’kmaq is who she is from her eyes to her toes, Swift Fox doesn’t understand what that means. Her family welcomes her with smiles and hugs, but when it’s t...
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