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40 pp.
| Groundwood |
August, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-88899-857-6$18.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Kim LaFave.
Both Shi-Shi-etko and her little brother, Shin-chi, must go to the Indian residential school. Shin-chi keeps the small cedar canoe his father made tucked away, just like everything else Native about him, until they go home. The fuzzy art could have benefited from a lighter digital touch but it effectively conveys the sadness of the story.