Secret of the Dance Contributor(s): Spalding, Andrea (Author), Gait, Darlene (Illustrator), Scow, Alfred (Author) |
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ISBN: 155469129X ISBN-13: 9781554691296 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: In 1935, a boy witnesses a forbidden potlatch. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Canada - Native Canadian - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Canada - General - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Dance |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 2008938747 |
Lexile Measure: 640 |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.8" W x 8.8" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 110671 Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In 1935, a nine-year-old boy's family held a forbidden Potlatch in faraway Kingcome Inlet. Watl'kina slipped from his bed to bear witness. In the Big House masked figures danced by firelight to the beat of the drum. And there, he saw a figure he knew. Aboriginal elder Alfred Scow and award-winning author Andrea Spalding collaborate to tell the story, to tell the secret of the dance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Spalding, Andrea: - Andrea Spalding immigrated to Canada in 1967 from Manchester, England. After living in Alberta for 24 years, Andrea relocated to British Columbia and lived on Pender Island. Her first children's book, The Most Beautiful Kite in the World, was selected as a Canadian Children's Book Center's "Our Choice." She has garnered awards and nominations ever since. For more information, visist www.andreaspalding.squarespace.com.Scow, Alfred: - Judge Alfred Scow, elder of the Kwakwa'wakw Nation, is a member of the Order of Canada. Now retired, Judge Scow and his wife live on Pender Island and in Vancouver.Gait, Darlene: - Darlene Gait was born on Vancouver Island and began painting as a child. Inspired by nature and by her Coast Salish heritage, Darlene brings a rich understanding of the natural world to her work, which is held in private collections and exhibited worldwide. Darlene lives in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia. For more information, please visit www.onemoon.ca. |