Maple Moon
$12.95A native boy named Rides the Wind is able to help his people through a harsh winter when he discovers a new source of food, maple syrup.
- ISBN: 9780773760981
- Author: Connie Crook
- 32 pages
- Ages: 5-7, 8-12
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Our First Caribou Hunt
$10.95Nutaraq and Simonie are eager to go on their first hunting trip with their father. As they load up their snow machine and sled for the trip, Nutaraq hopes that she will be able to catch her first caribou that weekend, with some help from her dad. But when the trip nears its end and Nutaraq still hasn’t caught her first caribou, she tries her very hardest to follow all of her father’s advice about how Inuit traditionally hunted on the land.
This book focuses not only on basic, practical hunting techniques, but also on traditional values around the treatment of animals and the sharing of food.
- ISBN: 9781772270228
- Author: Jennifer Noah & Chris Giroux
- 32 pages
- Ages: 5-7
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Polar Bear Son
$10.99In this traditional Inuit folktale, an old woman solves her loneliness when she raises a polar bear as her own son. Since the bear is a good hunter, the jealous villagers threaten its life and force him to leave his ‘mother’ and return to the wilderness.
This inspiring tale with great illustrations offers a look into the Inuit culture from days gone by.
- 37 pages
- Ages: 5-7, 8-12
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Secret of the Dance
$12.99Watlkina slipped from his bed. In the Big House masked figures danced by firelight to the beat of the drum. And there, he saw a figure he knew.
This is a true childhood tale by aboriginal elder Alfred Scow of a delightful childhood memory and aboriginal tradition carried down through the years. Award-winning author Andrea Spalding collaborates to tell the story, to tell the secret of the dance.
- ISBN: 9781554691296
- Author: Andrea Spalding
- 32 pages
- Ages: 5-7
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Sky Sisters
$8.99Two Ojibway sisters set off across the frozen north country to see the SkySpirits’ midnight dance. This powerful story, with its stunning illustrations, captures the chill of a northern night, the warmth of the family circle and the radiance of a child’s wonder.
- 32 pages
- Ages: 5-7
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Storm at Batoche
Original price was: $9.99.$6.99Current price is: $6.99.During a fierce prairie storm, James falls out of his family’s wagon and his calls for help are lost in the howl of the wind. After his parents vanish into the blizzard, a man on horseback appears and takes James to the safety and warmth of his small cabin. The man will only say that his name is Louis. While he prepares an evening meal of gallette, Louis promises to teach James how to make it in the morning. When he does, James declares his mother makes the same type of bread but she calls it “bannock,” not “gallette,” underscoring the differences and similarities between their cultures.
We ordered for conferences that were cancelled….your gain.
- ISBN: 9781550051032
- Author: Maxine Trottier
- 32 pages
- Ages: 5-7
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Walk on the Tundra
$10.95A Walk on the Tundra follows Inuujaq, a little girl who travels with her grandmother onto the tundra. There, Inuujaq learns that these tough little plants are much more important to Inuit than she originally believed.
Beautiful book but we ordered for conferences….which were cancelled. Your gain.
- ISBN: 9781772271850
- Authors: Rebecca Hainnu and Anna Ziegler
- Pages: 40
- Ages: 5-7
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My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me
Original price was: $10.99.$7.50Current price is: $7.50.Bargain Bin products are non-refundable and non-returnable.
Full color photographs. “Hello, Stranger-Friend” begins Maya Angelou’s story about Thandi, a South African Ndebele girl, her mischievous brother, her beloved chicken, and the astonishing mural art produced by the women of her tribe. With never-before-seen photographs of the very private Ndebele women and their paintings, this unique book shows the passing of traditions from parent to child and introduces young readers to a new culture through a new friend.
- ISBN: 9780375825675
- Author: Maya Angelou
- Length: 48 Pages
- Format: Softcover, Colour
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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
$24.99The remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh
Harry Colebourn’s real-life great-granddaughter Lindsay Mattick recounts their incredible journey, from a northern Canadian town to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England . . . and finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made a new friend: a boy named Christopher Robin.
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ISBN: 9781443429184
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Author: Lindsay Mattick
- 56 pages
- Ages: 5-7, 6-9, 8-12
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Berenstain Bears Count Their Blessings
$7.99Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. A big storm is rolling through Bear Country! Brother and Sister are scared, but Papa and Mama help the cubs realize that they are all safe and that the whole family should count their blessings.
- ISBN: 9780679877073
- Author: Stain Berenstain
- 32 pages
- Ages 5-7
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Berenstain Bears Think of Those in Need
$7.99Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic book from Stan and Jan Berenstain. From closets and drawers to the attic and the basement – Papa, Mama, Brother, and Sister realize that they have too much stuff. But what will they do with it all?
- ISBN: 9780679889571
- Author: Stain Berenstain
- 32 pages
- Ages 5-7
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Big Tracks, Little Tracks
$8.50Does a cat use his claws when he walks? How does a rabbit run? What does a skunk smell like? Find out the answers in this classic text that teaches young readers how to track animals by finding footprints and other clues.
- ISBN: 9780064451949
- Author: Millicent Selsam
- 32 pages
- Ages: 5-7. 6-9
