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Shi-shi-etko just has four days until she will have to leave her family and everything she knows to attend residential school. She spends her last precious days at home treasuring and appreciating the beauty of her world — the dancing sunlight, the tall grass, each shiny rock, the tadpoles in the creek, her grandfather’s paddle song. Her mother, father, and grandmother, each in turn, share valuable teachings that they want her to remember. Shi-shi-etko carefully gathers her memories for safekeeping.LaFave’s richly hued illustrations complement Campbell’s gently moving and poetic account of a child who finds solace around her, even though she is on the verge of great loss — a loss that native people have endured for generations because of Canada’s residential schools system.
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Groundwood Books (August 9, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0888996594
ISBN-13: 978-0888996596
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.4 x 8.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #189,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #9 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Explore the World > Canada #580 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life > New Experiences #967 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Multicultural Stories
Age Range: 4 - 7 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 2
I got this book to introduce my little one to the injustices visited upon the First Nations people, but also to share some of the beauty of that culture. It is beautifully written, and completely appropriate for kids as young as six, I would say.
Grandees like this book - over and over!
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