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A classic folktale with roots in the traditional stories of many Indigenous peoples in North America, The Great Ball Game is adapted for today's kids by Rebecca Sheir, host of the award-winning Circle Round podcast. The stunning art of Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, an Ojibwe woodland artist, along with creative activities, make this an engaging picture book that also fosters storytelling and promotes the values of diversity, acceptance, and understanding of others.

About the author

Rebecca Sheir is the author of the Circle Round books The Tale of the Unwelcome Guest, A Taste of Honey, and The Great Ball Game, and the host, writer, and producer of the Circle Round storytelling podcast. Distributed by WBUR (Boston's NPR station), Circle Round is heard in all 50 states and nearly 200 countries and has been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, and TIME. Sheir has also brought thousands of stories to life as a news reporter on public-radio shows like Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, The Splendid Table, and Marketplace. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and son.   

Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley is an Ojibwe Woodland artist and a member of Wasauksing, First Nation. His fine art focuses on promoting and reclaiming Ojibwe stories and teachings, in a modern interpretation of the Woodland tradition. He resides in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. 

Summary

A classic folktale with roots in the traditional stories of many Indigenous peoples in North America, The Great Ball Game is adapted for today's kids by Rebecca Sheir, host of the award-winning Circle Round podcast.

Foreword

A classic folktale with roots in the traditional stories of many Indigenous peoples in North America, The Great Ball Game is adapted for today's kids by Rebecca Sheir, host of the award-winning Circle Round podcast. The stunning art of Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, an Ojibwe woodland artist, along with creative activities, make this an engaging picture book that also fosters storytelling and promotes the values of diversity, acceptance, and understanding of others.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Sheir
• Assisted by: Joshua Pawis-Steckley (Illustration), Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley (Illustration), Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley (Illustration)
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 99
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.11.2022
• EAN: 9781635863437
• ISBN: 978-1-63586-343-7
• No. of pages: 44
• Series: Circle Round
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Theater & Musicals, Drama & performing (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Drama and performing