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Shannen and the dream for a school (A kids' power book #4)
By Janet Wilson. 2011
The true story of Shannen Koostachin and the people of Attawapiskat First Nation, a Cree community in Northern Ontario, who…
have been fighting for a new school since 1979 when a fuel spill contaminated their original school building. Shannen's fight took her all the way to Parliament Hill and was taken up by children around the world. Shannen’s dream continues today with the work of the Shannen's Dream organization and those everywhere who are fighting for the rights of Aboriginal children. Grades 3-6. 2011.Meet a veterinarian: Candace Grier-Lowe (Career path choices.)
By Kim Ziervogel. 2009
Candace Grier-Lowe was a poor student in high school, but she loved animals and drew on that love to pursue…
a career working with them. She upgraded her skills in order to apply for university and succeeded after much effort. Today she is at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine as a veterinary dentistry resident. Contains a veterinary medicine FAQ page. For junior and senior high readers. 2009.Meet a journalist: Waubgeshig Rice (Career path choices.)
By Kim Ziervogel. 2009
After doing well in high school English, Waub Rice applied to study in Germany for a year and was accepted.…
He found this opened up a world of possibilities and he went to university at Ryerson to study journalism. Now this role model works in Winnipeg for the CBC doing stories about Aboriginal peoples. Contains a journalist career FAQ page. For junior and senior high readers. 2009.A boy called Slow: the true story of Sitting Bull
By Joseph Bruchac. 1994
In the 1830s, parents in the Lakota Sioux tribe gave their children childhood names like Runny Nose and Hungry Mouth.…
Later when the child had grown and proven himself, he earned a new name. Returns Again named his boy Slow because he never did anything quickly. Slow hated his name and tried hard to earn a better one. At fourteen, Slow had a chance to show his bravery. Grades K-3. 1998, c1994.Go show the world: a celebration of Indigenous heroes /
By Wab Kinew. 2018
Go show the world: a celebration of Indigenous heroes /
By Wab Kinew. 2018
My first word touch and feel
By Paul Bricknell. 2001
Clothes (Talk-about-books. #4.)
By Debbie Bailey, Susan Huszar. 1991
The alphabet book
By Catriona Berry, Monika Bell. 1999
Find the shapes
By Tactile Vision, Janis Morrison, Susan Guibault. 2010
Children can feel 10 basic shapes, such as squares, circles and diamonds, and read their names. They are then asked…
to identify multiple shapes in 3 simple graphics. Includes tactile illustrations, presented in print and Braille. Grades P-2. [n. d.].