I Can't Have Bannock but the Beaver Has a Dam
Animal stories, General fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
This beloved Indigenous classic begins when a little boy asks, &“Mom, can I have some bannock?&” Despite having all the ingredients, Mom can&’t make bannock.As the little boy asks &“why,&” beginning readers learn about the connections between living things in… an ecosystem through the ripple effects of a beaver building a dam.Children will be eager to chime in as Mom answers the little boy&’s questions about the power outage in their community and how it impacts his family. Enjoy Mom&’s bannock with your young reader using the recipe in the back of the book.