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Series:
Hockey With Dad
Hardcover
Willie Sellars
9781987915808
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Sep 01, 2021
She shoots, she scores! 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 closer the game gets though, the more nervous he becomes. Can he make his family proud with their long history of playing hockey? He must rely on the wisdom of Grandpa, Dad, Big Sister, and the Secwepemc cultural values they impart. "Play hard, be fierce, but more importantly, play because you love it." Hockey with Dad is th...
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Series: Arvaaq Books
Peekaboo! Nanuq and Nuka Look for Colours
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Board book
Rachel Rupke
9781774502686
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 3
Aug 24, 2021
Can you help Nanuq and Nuka look for colours?In this interactive book, Nanuq and Nuka explore the world around them and look for different colours. Children can pull up the flap and find the hidden colours!
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Series: Arvaaq Books
Meeka Loves Nature: Insects
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Board book
Danny Christopher
9781774502723
$14.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Aug 24, 2021
There are so many insects to discover in the North! Join the little entomologist as she explores the tundra to find all sorts of bugs, from polaris bees to Arctic blue butterflies and everything in between. What flying, buzzing, crawling creatures will she discover next?
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Series: Arvaaq Books
Tuktu Says
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Board book
Nadia Sammurtok
9781774502457
$14.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 3
Aug 24, 2021
Tuktu and his friends are playing Tuktu Says. Join in and play with them!In this interactive book, children can play along by doing the actions with the characters in the book. With interactive books, children are encouraged to actively participate in the stories they are listening to. Through directions or instructional text, children are encouraged to play, move, or make sounds along with the characters in the book.
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Series: Arvaaq Books
If You're Happy and You Know It
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Board book
Monica Ittusardjuat
9781774502440
$14.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 3
Aug 24, 2021
Tuktu and his friends are singing “If You’re Happy and You Know It.” Join in and sing along!In this interactive book, children can sing along and do the actions with the characters in the book. With interactive books, children are encouraged to actively participate in the stories they are listening to. Through directions or instructional text, children are encouraged to play, move, or make sounds along with the characters in the book.
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Series: Arvaaq Books
This Is What I See
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Board book
Looee Arreak
9781774502747
$14.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 3
Aug 24, 2021
Let's count what we see as we walk on the tundra! Based on a song by award-winning Inuktitut singer and songwriter Looee Arreak, this book invites children to sing along as they count the animals they see on the tundra.
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Series: Nunavummi
Let's Eat Bannock!
English Edition
Paperback
Masiana Kelly
9781774502815
$8.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Aug 24, 2021
Learn all about this delicious treat! Bannock is enjoyed by people across Nunavut. Many families have their own recipes that have been passed down for generations. This book provides information about bannock, its history, and how it is made.
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Series:
Spencer the Siksik Makes a New Friend
English Edition
Paperback
Nadia Sammurtok
9781774502907
$10.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Jul 13, 2021
Spencer the siksik is excited for the first day of school! When he gets to class, the teacher introduces a new student: Gary the snow goose. Spencer doesn't want to let Gary play with him and his friends. He thinks Gary will just confuse things because he is new. But when Spencer sees that Gary is upset, he remembers what his grandmother taught him about being welcoming.This book is the first in a series that teaches children about Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit principles, or "IQ" principles, which are a set of communal laws that focus on the ways on...
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Series: Arvaaq Books
Mia and the Monsters Search for Shapes
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Board book
Neil Christopher
9781774502433
$14.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Jul 13, 2021
Let’s look for shapes! In this interactive book, children can join Mia and her monster friends as they look for different shapes on the tundra.
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Series: Arvaaq Books
Nanuq's Baby Brother
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Paperback
Nadia Sammurtok
9781774502679
$14.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Jul 13, 2021
Nanuq is so excited when she finds out she is going to be a big sister! She thinks about all the fun things she will do with her new sibling. But when her baby brother is born, he cries all the time. Her parents are so busy with the baby, they don’t have time for her anymore. Nanuq feels lonely. Is this really what being a big sister is like? See how Nanuq’s friends help her understand that there are good things about being a big sister, too.
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Series: First West Coast Books
A Is for Anemone
A First West Coast Alphabet
Board book
Roy Henry Vickers
9781550179477
$14.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 1 - 3
Jun 19, 2021
With crisp, luminous illustrations by celebrated Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers, and a simple rythmic text, this sturdy board book introduces the alphabet using iconic imagery of the West Coast, creating a book that will be cherished by young readers and their families. Starting with colourful sea anemones waving in the ocean current, and closing with a snoozing grizzly bear (Zzz), this board book supports both early literacy and children's awareness of the natural world. Publishers Weekly described Vicker’s previous collaboration with Rob...
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Series:
Four Faces of the Moon
Hardcover
Amanda Strong
9781773214542
$24.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Jun 08, 2021
On 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 the dreamworld, she bears witness to a mountain of buffalo skulls, a ghostly monument to the slaughter of the buffalo—a key tactic to starve and contain the Indigenous People onto reservations. Spotted Fawn must travel through her own family history to confront the harsh realities of the past and reignite her connection to her people and the land. Her darkroom be...
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Series:
My Indian
Paperback
Chief Mi'sel Joe
9781550818789
$16.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 15 - 18
Apr 30, 2021
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’Neill reclaim the story of Sylvester Joe, the Mi’kmaq guide engaged by Cormack. In a remarkable feat of historical fiction, My Indian follows Sylvester Joe from his birth (in what is now known as Miawpukek First Nation) and early life in his community to his...
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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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Series: First Nations Book for Young Readers
Indigenous Filmmakers & Actors
Paperback
Gary Robinson
9781772601725
$10.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 14
Apr 13, 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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Series: A Mighty Muskrats Mystery
The Case of the Burgled Bundle: A Mighty Muskrats Mystery: Book 3
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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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
An #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 white eagle plume, bunches of cedar and sag...
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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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Series:
Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know
Niibing, dgwaagig, bboong, mnookmig dbaadjigaade maanpii mzin’igning / A Book about the Seasons
Hardcover
Brittany Luby
9781773063263
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Mar 01, 2021
An Anishinaabe child and her grandmother explore the natural wonders of each season in this lyrical, bilingual story-poem. In this lyrical story-poem, written in Anishinaabemowin and English, a child and grandmother explore their surroundings, taking pleasure in the familiar sights that each new season brings. We accompany them through warm summer days full of wildflowers, bees and blueberries, then fall, when bears feast before hibernation and forest mushrooms are ripe for harvest. Winter mornings begin in darkness as deer, mice and other anim...
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Series: Nunavummi
Nunavummi Learning Pack - Level 3
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Inhabit Education Books Inc.
9781774500361
$34.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 6
Jan 12, 2021
Each Nunavummi Learning Pack includes 10 fiction and non-fiction books on themes such as Arctic animals, common objects, counting, Northern activities, and more. All books feature Inuktitut syllabics and roman orthography, as well as English. Titles included: - Going Berry Picking - Arctic Tools - In the Kitchen - Arctic Insects - Land Words - Water Words - Shapes - Signs of Animals on the Land - Arctic Structures - Community Helpers
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Series: Nunavummi
Nunavummi Learning Pack - Level 4
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Inhabit Education Books Inc.
9781774500378
$34.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 6
Jan 12, 2021
Each Nunavummi Learning Pack includes 10 fiction and non-fiction books on themes such as Arctic animals, common objects, counting, Northern activities, and more. All books feature Inuktitut syllabics and roman orthography, as well as English. Titles included: - Arctic Birds - Actions - Parts of the Land - Things I Need at School - Things That Pour - I Can Sew - Water Transportation - Land Transportation - Feelings - Things That Are Sharp
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Series: Nunavummi
Nunavummi Learning Pack - Level 5
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Inhabit Education Books Inc.
9781774500385
$34.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 7
Jan 12, 2021
Each Nunavummi Learning Pack includes 10 fiction and non-fiction books on themes such as Arctic animals, common objects, counting, Northern activities, and more. All books feature Inuktitut syllabics and roman orthography, as well as English. Titles included: - The Fox - My Hat Is Blue - How Many? - Adult and Baby - Animals on the Land - Adult and Baby - Animals in the Sea - Adult and Baby Birds - Quiet and Loud - Words That Describe - Machines in the North - Sports
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Series:
Elijah's Super Halloween
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Hardcover
Heather Main
9781774500446
$20.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Dec 01, 2020
Halloween is almost here! Elijah is excited to go trick-or-treating in his community of Arviat, Nunavut. His anaana even made him a special superhero costume. But just before Halloween, a polar bear is spotted near town. It is not safe to go trick-or-treating. Will Elijah ever get the chance to show off his super costume?
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Series:
Inuki's Birthday Party
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Paperback
Aviaq Johnston
9781774500477
$14.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Dec 01, 2020
Inuki lives in Iglulik, Nunavut. It is his fifth birthday! He can’t wait for his party at the community hall. There is cake to eat and presents to open, but celebrating with his family and friends is Inuki’s favourite gift of all!
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Series: Arvaaq Books
Nanuq and Nuka: What Are These? Kamiik!
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Paperback
Ali Hinch
9781774500392
$14.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Dec 01, 2020
Nanuq, Nuka, and Umingmak are playing street hockey. How fun! Nanuq keeps taking shots at the net. He doesn’t want anyone else to have a turn! See how Nanuq learns about teamwork and that it’s more fun when everyone gets to play.
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Series: Arvaaq Books
Nanuq and Nuka: Teamwork!
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Paperback
Ali Hinch
9781774500408
$14.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Dec 01, 2020
Nanuq and Nuka are on a walk when they find some strange objects. What could they be? The two polar bear brothers take turns guessing what the objects are. Do you know what they are?
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Series: Nunavummi
At the Playground
English Edition
Paperback
Louise Flaherty
9781774500569
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 7
Dec 01, 2020
What do you see at the playground? While Tauja and her mom are at the playground, they see people doing all kinds of fun activities. This book helps children practise singulars, duals, and plurals in Inuktitut.
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Series: Nunavummi
Palluq and Inuluk Go Hunting with Their Ataata
English Edition
Paperback
Jeela Palluq-Cloutier
9781774500002
$10.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Dec 01, 2020
Palluq is going seal hunting with his older brother, Inuluk, and his ataata! They pack up their qamutiik and travel for hours to reach the floe edge. Will Palluq catch a seal to bring home to his anaana?
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Series: Nunavummi
When I Was Young in Nunavut
English Edition
Hardcover
Deborah Kigjugalik
9781774500026
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Dec 01, 2020
In Nunavut, there are lots of fun things to do, no matter the season. This book introduces children to the memoir genre and describes different activities the author did when she was growing up in Nunavut.
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Series: Nunavummi
Sapa and Martha Make an Amaut
English Edition
Paperback
Shavanna Ashevak
9781774500729
$12.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 9
Dec 01, 2020
There is a fashion show at Sapa and Martha's school! Sapa and Martha want to make something special to display at the show. Martha suggests they make an amaut, just like the one her biological mother, Paula, wore when Martha was a baby. As they work on the amaut, Sapa and Martha's friendship grows stronger as they learn more about each other and their families.
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Series:
Oleepeeka's First Hunt
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Hardcover
Elizabeth Ryan
9781774500439
$20.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Nov 17, 2020
Oleepeeka is from Panniqtuuq, Nunavut. It’s time for her first hunting trip! Oleepeeka is excited to spend the day with Ataata and learn about catching ptarmigans. Join Oleepeeka and Ataata as they set off on the land and bring home a special feast for their family.
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Series:
Where Did the Walruses Go?
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Paperback
Tooma Laisa
9781774500460
$14.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Nov 17, 2020
Nalluq loves spending time outdoors at his family’s summer camp in Peterhead Inlet. One day during a walk on the shoreline, his ataata shares an exciting discovery with him: a walrus skull! But Nalluq never sees walruses there. Where did they go? Nalluq's ataata tells Nalluq a traditional story about why all the walruses disappeared from Peterhead Inlet.
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Series:
The Big Blizzard
Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition
Hardcover
Julia Ogina
9781774500453
$20.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Nov 17, 2020
Niaqualuk and Haugaaq live in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. There is a big blizzard coming! Haugaaq wishes she could play outside more, but Niaqualuk is excited about playing inside. See what fun things the sisters do all day as the blizzard howls outside.
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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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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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Series:
Sacred Song of the Hermit Thrush
A Mohawk Story
Paperback
Tehanetorens
9781939053268
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Sep 01, 2020
Long ago, when the Birds had no songs, only Man could sing. When the Good Spirit walked the Earth, he noticed a great silence. He realized the Birds had no songs. He devised a great game and told the Birds that whichever one could fly the highest would receive a very beautiful song. But not all the Birds were honest. In his desire to win the game, the small Hermit Thrush jumped on the back of the great Eagle. The Eagle flew higher than any of the Birds, but when he came back to land, the Good Spirit said the Hermit Thrush had gone the highest, ...
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Series:
First Fire
A Cherokee Story
Paperback
Bradley Wagnon
9781939053275
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Sep 01, 2020
This story takes place during a time when animals could do many of the things that people do. The Creator gave the animals the world to live in, but they were without a source of heat at night. Great Thunder and his sons saw the plight of the animals, so he sent lightning down to strike a tree. The tree burst into flames, but because it was on an island, there was no way for the animals to easily get to the tree. Many animals tried to bring the fire over the water to the shore, but they were all unsuccessful. One small creature, the Water Spide...
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Series:
Native American Night Before Christmas
Hardcover
Gary Robinson
9781939053305
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Sep 01, 2020
An innovative retelling of the classic Christmas tale, this full-color book takes a whimsical look at what Christmas Eve might be like for an American Indian family when Old Red Shirt (the Indian Santa Claus) comes a-calling with his team of flying white buffalo to deliver fry bread, commodities, and other goodies. Renowned Cherokee artist Jesse Hummingbird's inspired illustrations transform the author's playful adaptation into a fresh and modern work of art.
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Series: First West Coast Books
Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak
Board book
Roy Henry Vickers
9781550179040
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (months) from 1 - 20
May 08, 2020
With bright and bold illustrations by celebrated Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers, this sturdy board book introduces iconic sounds of the West Coast and supports the language development of babies and toddlers. From the the crackle of a beach campfire to the swoosh of canoe paddles, the rustle and creak of cedars in the wind, the roar of sea lions and the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean, the rhythmic text, vibrant illustrations and glossy tactile finish of Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak will delight the very youngest readers.
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Series: Pathfinders
Autumn's Dawn
Paperback
Kim Sigafus
9781939053251
$12.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (US) from 12 - 16
Apr 01, 2020
After a school year of dealing with personal issues, Autumn Dawn is happy that summer is finally here. Autumn plans on visiting her aunt Jessie in Minneapolis before heading back home for the class she needs to attend in order to pass to the next grade. On the first day of class, Autumn finds herself face-to-face with Sydney, the bully who thinks it is fun to pick on her. What could be worse than that? They are paired together and will be tutoring each other! Between dealing with Sydney and trying not to notice the new guy in school, who has de...
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Series:
The Train
Hardcover
Jodie Callaghan
9781772601299
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 9
Mar 24, 2020
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. Uncle also tells Ashley how happy she and her sister make him. They are what give him hope. Ashley promise...
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Series:
We Are Water Protectors
Hardcover
Carole Lindstrom
9781250203557
$24.50
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 6
Mar 17, 2020
Winner of the 2021 Caldecott MedalNew York Times BestsellerInspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America,We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption—a bold and lyrical picture book written by Carole Lindstrom and vibrantly illustrated by Michaela Goade.Water is the first medicine.It affects and connects us all . . .When a black snake threatens to destroy the EarthAnd poison her people’s water, one young water protectorTakes a stand to defend Earth’s most sacr...
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Series:
Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition)
Paperback
Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton
9781773213507
$13.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 11
Mar 10, 2020
The beloved story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school, updated for a new generation of readers. Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton’s powerful story of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir’s 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the book’s impact, and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed follow-up, A Stranger at Home. New content includes a foreword from Dr. Debbie Reese, noted Indigenous scholar and founder of American Indians in Children’s Literature, w...
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Series: Pathfinders
Found
Paperback
Joseph Bruchac
9781939053237
$12.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (US) from 12 - 16
Mar 01, 2020
A teenage survival expert finds all of his skills tested as he's pursued through the Canadian wilderness by men determined to silence him. On his way to teach at Camp Seven Generations, a Native outdoor school, Nick witnesses a murder and then is thrown off a train. Remembering and using the teachings of his Abenaki elders will prove to be the difference between life and death for him. Although his pursuers have modern technology to help them, Nick has something even more useful. In addition to the skills he's learned, he has an ally in the nat...
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Series: First Peoples
Cheyenne
Paperback
Valerie Bodden
9781628327861
$14.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Jan 21, 2020
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous native peoples thrived across North America. Providing an overview of daily life and culture, this series introduces six more First Peoples. Approachable text examines each group''s community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reservations. With a focus on the tribe''s way of life, each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the people work to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive toda...
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Series: First Peoples
Comanche
Paperback
Valerie Bodden
9781628327878
$14.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Jan 21, 2020
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous native peoples thrived across North America. Providing an overview of daily life and culture, this series introduces six more First Peoples. Approachable text examines each group''s community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reservations. With a focus on the tribe''s way of life, each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the people work to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive toda...
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Series: First Peoples
Hopi
Paperback
Valerie Bodden
9781628327885
$14.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Jan 21, 2020
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous native peoples thrived across North America. Providing an overview of daily life and culture, this series introduces six more First Peoples. Approachable text examines each group''s community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reservations. With a focus on the tribe''s way of life, each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the people work to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive toda...
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Series: First Peoples
Inuit
Hardcover
Valerie Bodden
9781628327892
$14.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Jan 21, 2020
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous native peoples thrived across North America. Providing an overview of daily life and culture, this series introduces six more First Peoples. Approachable text examines each group''s community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reservations. With a focus on the tribe''s way of life, each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the people work to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive toda...
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Series: First Peoples
Seminole
Paperback
Valerie Bodden
9781628327908
$14.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Jan 21, 2020
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous native peoples thrived across North America. Providing an overview of daily life and culture, this series introduces six more First Peoples. Approachable text examines each group''s community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reservations. With a focus on the tribe''s way of life, each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the people work to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive toda...
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Series: First Peoples
Shawnee
Paperback
Valerie Bodden
9781628327915
$14.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Jan 21, 2020
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous native peoples thrived across North America. Providing an overview of daily life and culture, this series introduces six more First Peoples. Approachable text examines each group''s community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reservations. With a focus on the tribe''s way of life, each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the people work to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive toda...
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Series:
Fry Bread
A Native American Family Story
Hardcover
Kevin Noble Maillard
9781626727465
$25.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 6
Oct 22, 2019
Winner of the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book MedalA 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Winner“A wonderful and sweet book . . . Lovely stuff.” —The New York Times Book ReviewTold in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard,Fry Breadis an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal.Fry bread is food.It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate.Fry bread is time.It brings families together...
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Series:
kimotinâniwiw itwêwina / Stolen Words
Bilingual edition
Paperback
Melanie Florence
9781772601015
$14.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 9
Sep 10, 2019
The dual language edition, in Plains Cree and English, of Stolen Words, the award-winning story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks her grandfather how to say something in Cree, he tells her that his language was stolen from him when he was a boy. The little girl then sets out to help her grandfather find his language again. This sensitive and warmly illustrated picture book explores the intergenerational impact of the residential school system that separated young Indigenous children from thei...
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Series:
Nibi Emosaawdang / The Water Walker
Bilingual edition
Paperback
Joanne Robertson
9781772601008
$14.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 9
Sep 10, 2019
The dual language edition, in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) and English, of The Water Walker, the award-winning story of a determined Ojibwe Nokomis (Grandmother) Josephine-ba Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water). Nokomis walked to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all the Great Lakes from the four salt waters, or oceans, to Lake Superior. The walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine-ba invites ...
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Series:
Gaawin Gindaaswin Ndaawsii / I Am Not a Number
Nishnaabemwin (Ojibwe) Nbisiing dialect and English dual language edition
Paperback
Dr. Jenny Kay Dupuis
9781772600995
$14.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 11
Sep 10, 2019
The dual language edition, in Nishnaabemwin (Ojibwe) Nbisiing dialect and English, of the award-winning I Am Not a Number. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from, despite the efforts of the nuns who are in charge at the school and who tell her that she is not to use her own name but instead use the number they have assigned to her. When she goes home for summer holidays, Irene's...
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Series: A Mighty Muskrats Mystery
The Case of Windy Lake: A Mighty Muskrats Mystery
Paperback
Michael Hutchinson
9781772600858
$10.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Mar 18, 2019
Sam, Otter, Atim, and Chickadee are four inseparable cousins growing up on the Windy Lake First Nation. Nicknamed the Mighty Muskrats for their habit of laughing, fighting, and exploring together, the cousins find that each new adventure adds to their reputation. When a visiting archeologist goes missing, the cousins decide to solve the mystery of his disappearance. In the midst of community conflict, family concerns, and environmental protests, the four get busy following every lead. From their base of operations in a fort made out of an old s...
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Series:
Looks Like Daylight
Voices of Indigenous Kids
Paperback
Deborah Ellis
9781554981212
$12.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12
Aug 01, 2018
They come from all over the continent — from Iqaluit to Texas, Haida Gwaii to North Carolina. Their stories are sometimes heartbreaking; more often full of pride and hope. You’ll meet Tingo, who has spent most of his young life living in foster homes and motels, and is now thriving after becoming involved with a Native Friendship Center; Myleka and Tulane, young Navajo artists; Eagleson, who started drinking at age twelve but now continues his family tradition working as a carver in Seattle; Nena, whose Seminole ancestors remained behin...
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