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Malaika, Carnival Queen
Malaika learns about her father, who came to Canada as a migrant farm worker when she was just a baby and who shared her love of carnival.<\/strong><\/p>
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Malaika’s Costume
Malaika’s mother can’t buy her a carnival costume — will she still be able to dance in the parade?
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ages 3
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Malaika’s Surprise
When Malaika finds out she is going to have a new baby brother or sister, she worries that her mother will forget about her. But a surprise arrives on Malaika’s birthday that gives her more reason to celebrate her family’s love.
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Malaika’s Winter Carnival
When Malaika moves to a cold northern city, there's a lot to get used to, especially Carnival in the wintertime!
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Marcel with a Splash
Marcel was born with webbed toes and an extra chromosome in this tender exploration of a child’s life with Down syndrome.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Martin and the River
Faced with moving away from his beloved river in the country, Martin discovers he can make a meaningful connection to nature in the city, too.
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Maybe a Whale
After Grandpa dies, a girl and her mother take the trip he had planned for her, kayaking along the west coast to look for the whales that he loved.
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Mi amiga
Una historia sobre la importancia de la amistad en la vida de una niña inmigrante.
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Migrant
A deeply felt, imaginative, beautifully illustrated story about what it's like to be the child of migrant farm workers.
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ages 3
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know
An Anishinaabe child and her grandmother explore the natural wonders of each season in this lyrical, bilingual story-poem.
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Text: Mnjignaming miin’kaanens, gkenmaa Moos, bkojwebshkang e-giizhging zyaagkiik, bi-maajiiging dash shka’ii gegoo. This seed knows Moose, whose hooves uprooted crowding plants, making space for new life to grow.","id":23876203511867,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.059,"height":1600,"width":3294,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781773068466_interior03.jpg?v=1697229374"},"aspect_ratio":2.059,"height":1600,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781773068466_interior03.jpg?v=1697229374","width":3294}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this bilingual book, an Anishinaabe child explores the story of a precious mnoomin seed and the circle of life mnoomin sustains.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in Anishinaabemowin and English, the story opens at harvest time. A child holds a mnoomin seed and imagines all the life that made a single seed possible—Mayfly, Pike, Muskrat, Eagle and Moose, all had a part to play in bringing the seed into being. What will happen if the seed sprouts? Underwater leaves will shelter young fish, shoots will protect ducklings, stalks will feed larvae, in turn providing food for bats…until finally mnoomin will be ready to harvest again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe follow the child and family through a harvest day as they make offerings of tobacco, then gently knock ripe seeds into their canoe. On shore, they prepare the seeds, cook up a feast, and gratefully plant some seeds they’d set aside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully written and illustrated story reveals the cultural and ecological importance of mnoomin. 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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Mnoomin maan'gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin
In this bilingual book, an Anishinaabe child explores the story of a precious mnoomin seed and the circle of life mnoomin sustains.
