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Still this love goes on / by Buffy Sainte-Marie ; illustrated by Julie Flett.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Vancouver ; Berkeley ; London : Greystone Kids, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, music ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 1771648074
  • 9781771648073
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PZ8.3.S164 St 2022
  • PR9199.4.S2526 S75 2022
Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in electronic format.
Summary: Redolent with sweetgrass and echoes of drumbeats and dancers' footfalls, this picture book includes sheet music for the Buffy Sainte-Marie song Julie Flett illustrates through it. (Miller Library Staff)Summary: "A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Julie Flett celebrates seasons, nature, and community. Based on Academy Award-winning Cree icon Buffy Sainte-Marie's song of the same name, Still This Love Goes On is a stunning celebration of Indigenous experience. Breathtaking illustrations from celebrated Cree-Métis artist Julie Flett combine with Sainte-Marie's vivid lyrics to craft a remarkable piece of art. Destined to be read and sung for generations, this gem of a picture book is accompanied by: Sheet music so that readers can play along; A note from Sainte-Marie about her much-admired song; 'Sat beside a beaver dam and watched the winter grow. Ice was hard with little tracks appearing in the snow. Fog is in the valley now and all the geese are gone. Cross the moon I saw them go and Still this love goes on and on.'"--
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 .S25 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800190266
Total holds: 0

Redolent with sweetgrass and echoes of drumbeats and dancers' footfalls, this picture book includes sheet music for the Buffy Sainte-Marie song Julie Flett illustrates through it. (Miller Library Staff)

"A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Julie Flett celebrates seasons, nature, and community. Based on Academy Award-winning Cree icon Buffy Sainte-Marie's song of the same name, Still This Love Goes On is a stunning celebration of Indigenous experience. Breathtaking illustrations from celebrated Cree-Métis artist Julie Flett combine with Sainte-Marie's vivid lyrics to craft a remarkable piece of art. Destined to be read and sung for generations, this gem of a picture book is accompanied by: Sheet music so that readers can play along; A note from Sainte-Marie about her much-admired song; 'Sat beside a beaver dam and watched the winter grow. Ice was hard with little tracks appearing in the snow. Fog is in the valley now and all the geese are gone. Cross the moon I saw them go and Still this love goes on and on.'"--

Recommended for preschool (age 0-5) and primary school (age 6-12).

Lexile by Metametrics.

Issued also in electronic format.

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