Book
Shi-shi-etko / Nicola I. Campbell ; pictures by Kim La Fave.
Record details
- ISBN: 0888996594
- ISBN: 9780888996596
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 21 x 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : House of Anansi Press, [2005]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Groundwood book." |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 18.95 |
| Awards Note: | Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Native children > Canada > Juvenile fiction. Indians of North America > Canada > Residential schools > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | STO JP Campb | 31681020119129 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Shi-shi-etko, a Native American girl, spends the last four days before she goes to residential school learning valuable lessons from her mother, father, and grandmother, and creating precious memories of home. - Perseus Publishing
Winner of the Anskohk Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year Award. Finalist for the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the Ruth Schwartz Award
In just four days young Shi-shi-etko will have to leave her family and all that she knows to attend residential school.
She spends her last days at home treasuring the beauty of her world -- the dancing sunlight, the tall grass, each shiny rock, the tadpoles in the creek, her grandfather's paddle song. Her mother, father and grandmother, each in turn, share valuable teachings that they want her to remember. And so Shi-shi-etko carefully gathers her memories for safekeeping.
Richly hued illustrations complement this gently moving and poetic account of a child who finds solace all around her, even though she is on the verge of great loss -- a loss that Indigenous Peoples have endured for generations because of the residential schools system.
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.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.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action. - Perseus PublishingShi-shi-etko just has four days until she will have to leave her family and everything she knows to attend residential school. She spends her last precious days at home treasuring and appreciating the beauty of her world ? the dancing sunlight, the tall grass, each shiny rock, the tadpoles in the creek, her grandfatherâs paddle song. Her mother, father, and grandmother, each in turn, share valuable teachings that they want her to remember. Shi-shi-etko carefully gathers her memories for safekeeping.
LaFaveâs richly hued illustrations complement Campbellâs gently moving and poetic account of a child who finds solace around her, even though she is on the verge of great loss ? a loss that native people have endured for generations because of Canadaâs residential schools system.
