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Birdsong / Julie Flett.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, Cree Publisher: Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Kids, Greystone Books, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 49 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 1771644737
  • 9781771644730
Other title:
  • Bird song
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PZ7.F63585 Bi 2019
  • PZ7.1.F5488 B57 2019
  • PZ7.F637 Bi 2019
  • PR9199.4.F6227 B57 2019
Summary: Awarded the American Indian Library Associations Youth Literature Award, this picture book takes readers through young Katharena’s first year in a new house, where she forges an intergenerational friendship and finds inspiration for her artwork. (Miller Library Staff)Summary: When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of nature and art. As the seasons change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? Acclaimed author and artist Julie Flett's textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story, which highlights the fulfillment of intergenerational relationships and shared passions. A brief glossary and pronunciation guide to Cree-Métis words that appear in the text is provided on the copyright page.
List(s) this item appears in: Garden of Cultural Diversity for Youth
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection SB455 .F54 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800179467
Total holds: 0

"First published in the U.K. in 2020"--Title page verso.

"Editing by Kallie George"--Title page verso.

Awarded the American Indian Library Associations Youth Literature Award, this picture book takes readers through young Katharena’s first year in a new house, where she forges an intergenerational friendship and finds inspiration for her artwork. (Miller Library Staff)

When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of nature and art. As the seasons change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? Acclaimed author and artist Julie Flett's textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story, which highlights the fulfillment of intergenerational relationships and shared passions. A brief glossary and pronunciation guide to Cree-Métis words that appear in the text is provided on the copyright page.

For ages 3-8.

560L lexile

Decoding: 4 (hard) Vocabulary: 4 (hard) Sentences: 5 (very hard) Patterns: 5 (very hard) Lexile.

Recommended for preschool (age 0-5) and up.

Includes some text in Cree.

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