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  • Julie of the WolvesJulie of the Wolves

    Julie of the Wolves

    $12.50

    To her small Eskimo village, she is known as Miyax: to her penpal in San Francisco, she is Julie. After an incident, Miyax runs away, only to find herself lost in the Alaskan wilderness.

    With food and time running out, Miyax tries to survive by copying the ways of a pack of wolves. Accepted by their leader and befriended by a feisty pup named Kapu, she soon grows to love her new wolf family. Life in the wilderness is a struggle, but when she finds her way back to civilization, Miyax is torn between her old and new lives. Is she Miyax of the Eskimos, or Julie of the wolves?

    • 201 pages
    • Ages: 8-12
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  • Julie's Wolf PackJulie's Wolf Pack

    Julie’s Wolf Pack

    $12.50

    From the author of the Newbery Medal–winning Julie of the Wolves and its sequel, Julie, comes a third exciting adventure about the wolf pack that saved the life of a young girl when she was lost on the tundra. The story of Julie continues in Julie’s Wolf Pack from the point of view of the wolves who rescued her.

    • 208 pages
    • Ages: 8-12
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  • Makoons

    Makoons (Birchbark House #5)

    $12.50

    Named for the Ojibwe word for little bear, Makoons and his twin, Chickadee, have traveled with their family to the Great Plains of Dakota Territory. There they must learn to become buffalo hunters and once again help their people make a home in a new land. But Makoons has had a vision that foretells great challenges—challenges that his family may not be able to overcome.

    Based on Louise Erdrich’s own family history, this fifth book in the series features black-and-white interior illustrations, a note from the author about her research, as well as a map and glossary of Ojibwe terms.

    • ISBN: 9780060577957
    • Author: Louise Erdrich
    • 176 pages
    • Ages: 8-12
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  • Not My GirlNot My Girl Inside 1

    Not My Girl

    $9.99

    Based on the true story of Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, and complemented by evocative illustrations, Not My Girl makes the original, award-winning memoir, A Stranger at Home, accessible to younger children. It is also a sequel to the picture book When I Was Eight.

    • 36 pages
    • Ages: 6-9
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  • The Porcupine Year

    Porcupine Year (Birchbark House #3)

    $12.50

    Here follows the story of a most extraordinary year in the life of an Ojibwe family and of a girl named “Omakayas,” or Little Frog, who lived a year of flight and adventure, pain and joy, in 1852.

    • ISBN: 9780064410304
    • Author: Louise Erdrich
    • 193 pages
    • Ages: 8-12
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  • Sale! Stranger at HomeMargaret Pokiak-Fenton

    Stranger at Home

    Original price was: $12.99.Current price is: $8.00.

    This story is a powerful memoir of an Inuit girl searching for her true self when she returns from residential school.

    Highlighted by archival photos and striking artwork, this first-person account of a young girl’s struggle to find her place will inspire young readers to ask what it means to belong.

    A True Story. Sequel to Fatty Legs

    Not My Girl is the same story in picture book form for younger children.

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  • When I Was Eight

    When I Was Eight

    $9.99

    Olemaun is eight and knows a lot of things. But she does not know how to read. Ignoring her father’s warnings, she travels far from her Arctic home to the outsiders’ school to learn. The nuns at the school call her Margaret. They cut off her long hair and force her to do menial chores, but she remains undaunted. Her tenacity draws the attention of a black-cloaked nun who tries to break her spirit at every turn. But the young girl is more determined than ever to learn how to read.

    Based on the true story of Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, and complemented by stunning illustrations, When I Was Eight makes the bestselling Fatty Legs accessible to younger readers. Now they, too, can meet this remarkable girl who reminds us what power we hold when we can read.

    • 32 pages
    • Ages 6-9
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  • Akilak's Adventure

    Akilak’s Adventure

    $10.95

    When Akilak must travel a great distance to another camp to gather food, she thinks she will never be able to make it. With a little help from her grandmother’s spirit, and her own imagination to keep her entertained, Akilak manages to turn a long journey into an adventure.

    Even though she at first feels that she will never be able to reach her destination, she keeps her grandmother’s assurance that her “destination is not running away; it will be reached eventually” in mind and ends up enjoying the journey that at first seemed so daunting.

    • ISBN: 9781772271232
    • Author: Deborah Kigjugalik Webster
    • Pages: 32
    • Ages: 5-7
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  • As Long as the Rivers FlowAs Long as the Rivers Flow

    As Long as the Rivers Flow

    $12.95

    As Long as the Rivers Flow is the story of Larry Loyie’s last summer before entering residential school. It is a time of learning and adventure. He cares for an abandoned baby owl and watches his grandmother make winter moccasins. He helps the family prepare for a hunting and gathering trip.

    • 48 pages
    • Ages: 8-12

     

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  • Brazil: the People

    Brazil: The People

    $25.95

    Brazil’s fascinating mix of people will intrigue students of today. This resource helps fulfill the Grade 3 B.C. 2016 learning outcomes related to Global Indigenous Cultures.

    • ISBN: 9780778793397
    • Author: Malika Hollander
    • 32 pages
    • Ages: 8-12

     

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  • Children of the LonghouseChildren of the Longhouse

    Children of the Longhouse

    $10.99

    When Ohkwa’ri overhears a group of older boys planning a raid on a neighboring village, he immediately tells his Mohawk elders. He has done the right thing but he has also made enemies. Grabber and his friends will do anything they can to hurt him, especially during the village-wide game of Tekwaarathon (lacrosse).

    Ohkwa’ri believes in the path of peace, but can peaceful ways work against Grabber’s wrath?

    • 160 pages
    • Ages: 8-12
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  • Easy to make Inside

    Cut & Assemble Plains Indian Teepee Village

    $13.50

    With this easy to make model of an Indian teepee village, youngsters can travel back in time to a way of life practiced for centuries by tribes that roamed the vast plains of North America.

    • 12 pages
    • Ages: 5-7, 8-12
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