Let's go! = Haw êkwa! / Julie Flett.
"An extraordinary book that celebrates skateboarding, family, and community. Every day, a little boy watches kids pass by on skateboards, and dreams of joining them. One day, his mother brings a surprise: her old skateboard, just for him! haw êkwa! Let's go! Together, they practice on the sidewalk, at the park, in Auntie's yard--everywhere. But when it comes time to try the skatepark, the skateboarders crash down like a waterfall. Can he find the confidence to join them?"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771646109 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
- Publisher: Vancouver : Greystone Kids, [2024]
Content descriptions
Language Note: | In English. Includes some text in Cree. |
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Subject: | Families > Juvenile fiction. Skateboarding > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Picture books. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lakeshore Branch | GRO JP Flett | 31681030040133 | PICTURE | Available | - |
Julie Flett is a Cree-Métis author, illustrator, and artist who has received numerous awards for her books, including the New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Childrenâs Book Award, two Governor Generalâs Awards, the American Indian Youth Literature Award, and the TD Canadian Childrenâs Literature Award. Her books have been selected for Best of the Year lists by dozens of media outlets, including The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, The Horn Book, School Library Journal, The Globe and Mail, and Kirkus Reviews. Her critically acclaimed picture books Birdsong, We All Play, and Still This Love Goes On (with Buffy Sainte-Marie) are also published by Greystone Kids. Flett lives in Victoria, Canada.