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Hello! Who do you see and hear in the woods today? Meet a variety of woodland and water animals in this story written in Anishinaabemowin and English.
Can you see a fox digging, spot two minnows dancing or hear a swarm of bees buzzing? Boozhoo! / Hello! introduces children to familiar animals as they go about their daily activities: walking, running, swimming, climbing and finally - when the day is done - sleeping! Illustrated in a vibrant and colorful Woodland style that will appeal to readers young and old alike, and accompanied by an author's note.
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Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
About the author
MANGESHIG PAWIS-STECKLEY is an Anishinaabe illustrator and a member of Wasauksing First Nation. The books he has both written and illustrated include Boozhoo! / Hello!, which won the First Nation Communities READ award and was shortlisted for the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award, and Mooz / Moose. He is also the illustrator of Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know and Mnoomin maan'gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin, both written by Brittany Luby. He lives in the unceded territories of the x¿m¿¿k¿¿y¿¿m (Musqueam), S¿wx¿wú7mesh (Squamish) and s¿lilw¿tä (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples (Vancouver) with his wife Maria and daughter Mino.
