| Shin-Chi's Canoe Contributor(s): Campbell, Nicola (Author), Lafave, Kim (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0888998570 ISBN-13: 9780888998576 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2008 Annotation: When they arrive at school, Shi-shi-etko reminds Shinchi, her six-year-old brother, that they can only use their English names and that they can't speak to each other. For Shinchi, life becomes an endless cycle of church mass, school, and work, punctuated by skimpy meals. He finds solace at the river, clutching a tiny cedar canoe, a gift from his father, and dreaming of the day when the salmon return to the river -- a sign that it's almost time to return home. This poignant story about a devastating chapter in First Nations history is told at a child's level of understanding. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Canada - Native Canadian - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 810 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.2" W x 7.8" (0.66 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 128126 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When they arrive at school, Shi-shi-etko reminds Shinchi, her six-year-old brother, that they can only use their English names and that they can't speak to each other. For Shinchi, life becomes an endless cycle of church mass, school, and work, punctuated by skimpy meals. He finds solace at the river, clutching a tiny cedar canoe, a gift from his father, and dreaming of the day when the salmon return to the river a sign that it s almost time to return home. This poignant story about a devastating chapter in First Nations history is told at a child s level of understanding." |