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K-3
Translated by Leona Morin-Neilson.
Illustrated by
Caitlin Dale Nicholson.
Written with Leona Morin-Neilson. As nôhkom (grandmother), mother, and daughter work together to pick wild yarrow for tea, the connections between tradition, prayer, and everyday life are evident in striking full-page acrylic paintings on canvas. The understated story of multi-generational togetherness is told in primer-like sentences written in two Cree formats (roman orthography and syllabics) and in English. A recipe for yarrow tea is appended.
24 pp.
| Groundwood
| April, 2008
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TradeISBN 978-0-88899-812-5$17.95
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With Leona Morin-Neilson. The text of this bilingual book is patterned like the title: first a short phrase in Cree and then its translation in English. The story follows a young boy narrator and Kôhkom (his grandmother) as they drive to the woods to walk, pray, pick berries, and eat. Textured acrylics in earth tones enrich the minimal text of this simple, elegant book.