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? Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens 2023!
Rocky Cree people understand that all children are born with four gifts or talents. When a child is old enough, they decide which gift, or mithikowisiwin, they will seek to master. With her sapotawan ceremony fast approaching, Amo must choose her mithikowisiwin. Her sister, Pisim, became a midwife; others gather medicines or harvest fish. But none of those feel quite right.
Amo has always loved making things. Her uncle can show her how to make nipisiwata, willow baskets. Her grandmother can teach her how to make kwakwaywata, birchbark containers and plates. Her auntie has offered to begin Amo's apprenticeship in making askihkwak, pottery.
What will Amo's mithikowisiwin be? Which skill should she choose? And how will she know what is right for her?
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Incredibly rich in detail, historical notes, and culture, Pisim Finds Her Miskanaw and Amo's Sapotawan are both great introductions to Rocky Cree history and culture as well as gentle, heartwarming stories about finding oneself.
Among American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) Best Books 2022
This is an ambitious, gorgeous production. Illustrations by Rhian Brynjolson are crisp and colorful, perfect for a children's book. The graphic design combining story and sidebar information is exceptionally well done, including a broad topographical map on the first inside spread to show exactly where we are.
Among CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens 2023, starred selection of exceptional caliber
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