We all play = Kimêtawânaw
"Join celebrated artist Julie Flett on a joyful romp with animals. From chasing, chirping birds, to swimming, squirting whales, this book for young readers reminds them how animals play just like them. This picture book, with gorgeous images and sweet simple text, is a marvelous celebration of...
| Main Author: | Flett, Julie (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Cree |
| Published: |
Vancouver ; Berkeley :
Greystone Kids,
2021.
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| Summary: |
"Join celebrated artist Julie Flett on a joyful romp with animals. From chasing, chirping birds, to swimming, squirting whales, this book for young readers reminds them how animals play just like them. This picture book, with gorgeous images and sweet simple text, is a marvelous celebration of the interconnectedness of all creatures, and includes some Cree phrases. It is based on the Cree teaching of wahkohtowin, interconnectedness and play, and includes as well the English and Cree names of the animals in the book, all of whom are from 'Turtle Island' (North America)."-- |
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| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm. Issued also in electronic format. |
| ISBN: |
9781771646079 1771646071 9781771646093 1771646098 |
| Author Notes: |
JULIE FLETT is a Cree-Métis author, illustrator, and artist who has received numerous awards for her books, including the New York Times /New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book Award, two Governor General's Awards, the American Indian Youth Literature Award, and the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. Her books have been selected for Best of the Year lists by dozens of media outlets, including The Washington Post , Publishers Weekly , The Horn Book , School Library Journal , The Globe and Mail , and Kirkus Reviews . Her critically acclaimed picture books Birdsong , and Still This Love Goes On (with Buffy Sainte-Marie) are also published by Greystone Kids. Flett lives in Victoria, Canada. |