niwîcihâw / I Help

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Publication Year:
2018

ISBN-13: 9781773061962

<p><strong> “Textured acrylic paintings, done in rich earth tones...portray the sanctity of the natural environment...a sensitive, respectful portrayal of contemporary Native Americans.” — <em>School Library Journal</em></strong></p><p>This simple story in Cree and English explores a young child’s relationship to his grandmother, or nôkhom, as they go for a walk in the woods to pick rosehips. The young boy follows his grandmother, walking, listening, picking, praying and eating, just as she does. In doing so, he absorbs the rich cultural traditions and values of his Cree heritage.</p><p>Caitlin Dale Nicholson’s acrylic-on-canvas illustrations portray the close relationship between the boy and his grandmother and the natural beauty of the bush. Her text has been translated into Cree by Leona Morin-Neilson, who was also the inspiration for <em>niwîcihâw / I Help</em>.</p><p>Formerly titled <em>Niwechihaw / I Help</em>, this revised paperback edition features updated text, including Cree syllabics in addition to standard roman orthography and English.</p><p><strong>Key Text Features</strong><br />recipe</p><p><strong>Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:</strong></p><p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3<br />With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.</p><p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4<br />Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.</p><p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6<br />With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.</p><p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7<br />With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).</p>