Fr. 22.50

Julie Flett

Pakwa Che Menisu

Cree · Hardback

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Description

A young boy spends a summer day picking wild blueberries with his grandmother in this beautiful new picture book by award-winning illustrator Julie Flett. Exploring the important tradition of berry-picking, the story is written completely in the Cree language.
This book is set in n-dialect, also known as Swampy Cree from the Cross Lake, Norway House area. A syllabics pronunciation guide is available at the end of this book.
An edition of Wild Berries written in both English & n-dialect Cree from the Cumberland House area is also available, published by Simply Read Books.

About the author

Julie Flett studied Fine Arts at Concordia University and Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. She is the recipient of the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize and nominee for the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature for her book for Owls See Clearly at Night (Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer): A Michif Alphabet (L'alfabet di Michif ). Julie is Cree-Me¿tis, and currently lives in Vancouver, BC.

Product details

Authors	Julie Flett
Assisted by	Jennifer Thomas (Translation)
Publisher	Simply Read Books

Languages	Cree
Age Recommendation	ages 2 to 8
Product format	Hardback
Released	01.08.2013

EAN	9781897476918
ISBN	978-1-897476-91-8
No. of pages	32
Dimensions	193 mm x 215 mm x 11 mm
Weight	302 g
Subject	Children's and young people's books

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