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The books in this collection celebrate Indigenous Peoples in North America. These books highlight the richness of Indigenous cultures and cover a range of subject matter from family relationships to stories about hope and resilience.
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ages 5
to 8
/ grades K
to 3
A Coyote Columbus Story
A retelling of the Christopher Columbus story from an Indigenous point of view. Thomas King uses a bag of literary tricks to shatter stereotypes.
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She leads the party-goers through the snowy woods to a shopping mall -- a place they have never seen before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoyote gleefully shops with abandon, only to discover that fi lling your shopping cart with goodies is not quite the same thing as actually paying for them. The trickster is tricked and goes back to his cabin in the woods -- somewhat subdued -- though nothing can keep Coyote down for long.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4\u003cbr\u003eDescribe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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ages 5
to 8
/ grades K
to 3
A Coyote Solstice Tale
Trickster Coyote experiences the pitfalls of excessive consumption in this comically irreverent solstice tale.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
A Salmon for Simon
Simon discovers that catching a salmon is more difficult than it looks in this touching story with evocative watercolor illustrations.
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ages 3
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Alego
An enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.
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Ancient Thunder
Winner of the Governor General's Award, Ancient Thunder is a spectacular art book for anyone interested in wild horses and First Nations culture.
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ages 8
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/ grades 3
and up
Arctic Adventures
These stories, drawn from the lives of four Inuit artists, offer young readers a glimpse into this rich, remote culture, past and present.
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No!” shout all the animals. “You have a terrible singing voice!”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Yes,” says Old Woman. “Your voice could scare Moon away.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hummph,” says Coyote, whose feelings are hurt. “Why would anyone want to sing to Moon, anyway?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcerpt from \u003cem\u003eCoyote’s New Suit\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust then Bear came out of the woods, all hot and sweaty. She took off her bear suit, folded it up neatly and left it on a large, flat rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wheeeeeee!” she shouted as she hopped into the pond. 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King’s Coyote is part traditional trickster and part 1950s greaser …","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Quill \u0026amp; Quire","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Two laugh-out-loud Coyote trickster stories by award-winning author Thomas King.","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2017-10-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"Two laugh-out-loud Coyote trickster stories by award-winning author Thomas King.","teachersguide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554988334\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=teachersguide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 6
to 9
/ grades 1
to 4
Coyote Tales
Two laugh-out-loud Coyote trickster stories by award-winning author Thomas King.
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and up
/ grades 7
and up
George Johnson's War
George's cloistered life in New York changes as the War for American Independence looms and he must struggle with what it means to be half Mohawk.
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Good for Nothing
Kicked out of residential school, a Metis teenager must try to rediscover his people's old ways and learn the truth about his father's death.
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She and her cousins run through the fields, explore the root cellar where the salmon and jars of fruit are stored, swing on a rope out the barn loft window, visit the Appaloosa in the corral and tease the neighbor’s pig. The visit is also an opportunity for this child to ask Grandpa what her grandmother,Yayah, was like, and explore the “secret room,”with its old wooden trunk of ribbons, medals and photos of Grandpa in uniform. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a wonderful blend of fun and family history in this visit to a grandparent, but also the realization that there can be some things about the people we know and love that will always remain a mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Grandpa's Girls
There is a wonderful blend of fun and family history in this story of a young girl's visit to a much-loved grandparent.
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ages 7
to 10
/ grades 2
to 5
Idaa Trail
This is a fictional story of a modern-day canoe trip along the Idaa trail, a traditional route that the Dogrib people traveled from Great Slave Lake to Great Bear Lake.
