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Amik loves school : a story of wisdom  Cover Image Book Book

Amik loves school : a story of wisdom / Katherena Vermette ; illustrated by Irene Kuziw.

Vermette, Katherena, 1977- (author.). Kuziw, Irene, 1950- (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Amik tells his grandfather about his school. Then his grandfather tells Amik about the residential school he went to. Amik decides to show his grandfather how different his school is."--Provided by the publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781553795230
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: Winnipeg : HighWater Press, 2015.

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General Note:
"The Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe -- love, wisdom, humility, courage, respect, honesty, and truth -- are revealed in these seven stories for children. Set in an urban landscape with Indigenous children as the central characters, these stories about home and family will look familiar to all young readers" --back cover.
Subject: Conduct of life > Juvenile fiction.
Wisdom > Juvenile fiction.
Learning and scholarship > Juvenile fiction.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date

  • Baker & Taylor
    Amik tells his grandfather about his school, and his grandfather then tells Amik how he went to residential school as a child.
  • Portage & Main Pr

    Amik loves going to school, but when he shares this with his grandfather, he finds out Moshoom attended residential school. It sounds very different from Amik's school, so Amik has an idea…

    A pronunciation guide for the Anishnaabemowin words can be found at the back of the book.

  • Portage & Main Pr

    Amik loves going to school, but when he shares this with his grandfather, he finds out Moshoom attended residential school. At Moshoom’s school, students were forbidden from speaking their language. It sounds very different from Amik's school, so Amik has an idea…

    In this heartwarming story, an Anishinaabe child shows his grandfather how his school celebrates the culture that residential schools tried to erase. A pronunciation guide for the Anishnaabemowin words can be found at the back of the book.

    Rich in culture and grounded in traditional knowledge, Katherena Vermette’s The Seven Teachings Stories series features themes of love, wisdom, humility, courage, respect, honesty, and truth. Contemporary Indigenous children explore the Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe through stories of home and family that will look familiar to all young readers in these books for ages 3–5.


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