Groundwood Books
Shin-chi's Canoe
Written by Nicola I. Campbell • Illustrated by Kim Lafave
For kids
4
-
7
years old
|
Published July 13, 2020 |
ISBN 9781773065571
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Canada / Indigenous

Regular price $16.95 CAD
40
pages
Digital Format
About this book
Shin-chi's Canoe
Nicola I. Campbell • Kim Lafave
Winner of the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and finalist for the Governor General's Award: Children's Illustration
This moving sequel to the award-winning Shi-shi-etko tells the story of two children's experience at residential school. Shi-shi-etko is about to return for her second year, but this time her six-year-old brother, Shin-chi, is going, too.
As they begin their journey in the back of a cattle truck, Shi-shi-etko tells her brother all the things he must remember: the trees, the mountains, the rivers and the salmon. Shin-chi knows he won't see his family again until the sockeye salmon return in the summertime. When they arrive at school, Shi-shi-etko gives him a tiny cedar canoe, a gift from their father.
The children's time is filled with going to mass, school for half the day, and work the other half. The girls cook, clean and sew, while the boys work in the fields, in the woodshop and at the forge. Shin-chi is forever hungry and lonely, but, finally, the salmon swim up the river and the children return home for a joyful family reunion.
About the Creators
Nicola I. Campbell
Nicola I. Campbell is is an award-winning author of children's books who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Kim Lafave
Kim LaFave has illustrated many award-winning books for children. He lives in Roberts Creek, British Columbia. Visit Kim LaFave's website: http://www.klafave.com/
Awards and Praise
- Short-listed Chocolate Lily Award - Picture Book, 2008
- Winner TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2009
- Short-listed Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award (CCBC), 2009
- Short-listed Governor General's Literary Awards: Illustration, 2008
- Long-listed OLA Silver Birch Express, 2009