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Books & Accompanying Learning Resources

The books and related learning resources in this collection are representative of the diverse world we live in. They celebrate an array of cultures and traditions, give children a window into our diverse world, and help build both empathy and knowledge.

Shi-shi-etko

A gently moving and poetic account of a child who finds solace all around her even though she is on the verge of great loss.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Integrated Learning, Comprehension Strategies, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Developing & Creating Texts, Further Research

Topics: Diversity, Indigenous Voices, Nature & the Natural World, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 4 to 7 / grades P to 2

No Vacancy

With the help of her Catholic friend, an eleven-year-old Jewish girl creates a provocative local tourist attraction to save her family's failing motel.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Comprehension Strategies, Key Ideas & Details, Vocabulary Acquisition, Developing & Creating Texts, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Integrated Learning

Topics: Diversity, Human Rights & Activism, Prejudice & Racism

Audience: ages 9 to 12 / grades 4 to 7

My Name is Seepeetza

An honest, inside look at life in an Indian residential school in the 1950s, and how one indomitable young spirit survived it.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Further Research, Developing & Creating Texts, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Comprehension Strategies, Oral Language

Topics: Diversity, Human Rights & Activism, Indigenous Voices, Mental Health, Prejudice & Racism, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 9 to 12 / grades 4 to 7

niwicihaw / I Help

A simple and beautifully illustrated story in Cree and English about a young child picking rosehips in the woods with his grandmother.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Comprehension Strategies, Vocabulary Acquisition, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Integrated Learning, Developing & Creating Texts, Further Research

Topics: Diversity, Indigenous Voices

Audience: ages 4 to 7 / Grades K to 2

nipehon-I Wait

A quiet, gentle story about a family working together in the Cree tradition.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Comprehension Strategies, Vocabulary Acquisition, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Integrated Learning, Developing & Creating Texts, Further Research

Topics: Diversity, Indigenous Voices

Audience: ages 4 to 7 / Grades K to 2