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Genre/Form: | Juvenile works Poetry Indian authors Kit Individual author Kit Poetry Juvenile literature Kit Music Juvenile literature Kit Juvenile literature Kit |
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Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
David Bouchard; Allen Sapp; Northern Cree Singers. |
ISBN: | 9780889953673 0889953678 |
OCLC Number: | 861653889 |
Language Note: | MULTIMEDIA KIT. Shelved in junior nonfiction. Text in English and Cree. |
Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm + 1 compact disc |
Responsibility: | by David Bouchard ; paintings by Allen Sapp ; singing and drumming by Northern Cree. |
Abstract:
Nokum Is My Teacher is the poetic story of a young aboriginal boy, posing questions to his grandmother, his "Nokum", about the wider world beyond the familiarity of their home and community. Through a series of questions, Nokum guides her grandson towards an understanding of his need to fit into and learn more about this large world beyond the reserve. Nokum offers her grandson a vision of a world he can enter through imagination and reading, while retaining respect for the ways of his people. By the conclusion of the book, the young grandson has learned many new ideas from his grandmother and discovered his own wisdom in dealing with the changes in his life.
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