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Honouring the Buffalo, by Judith Silverthorne

Honouring the Buffalo, a Plains Cree Legend - by Judith Silverthorne
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Honouring the Buffalo, a Plains Cree Legend - by Judith Silverthorne
Honouring the Buffalo, a Plains Cree Legend – by Judith Silverthorne

Author: Judith Silverthorne
As told by: Ray Lavallee, Wisdom Keeper and Medicine Man of the Piapot First Nation
Illustrator: Mike Keepness
Publisher: Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing

48 pages
ISBN-978-1-927756-33-1

Features:

  • Includes Plains Cree translation (Y dialect)
  • Meets the curriculum outcomes for Grade 1-6 Social Studies and Language Arts; also ties in with teaching about treaties
  • Education guides, question and answer sheets, and student worksheets available.
  • For details, download the Honouring the Buffalo Information Sheet .

What’s Inside:

An estimated thirty to fifty million bison once thundered across the Great Plains and much of North America.

Honouring the Buffalo is the story of how the Buffalo gifted themselves so freely through the Creator to the Plains Cree people to help them survive. Discover how every part of the buffalo was used to provide shelter, food, clothing, tools, hunting, spiritual ceremonies and many other necessities.

For more details, worksheets and ordering information, see Judith’s website.

Outlaws and more Outlaws, from Linda Aksomitis

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Cowboys and cattle, horse thieves and cattle rustlers, Pinkerton agents and Mounties, the badlands of Montana, North Dakota and Saskatchewan…”The Old West” series by Linda Aksomitis has it all.

In the first two books, follow the fictional adventures of novice cowboy Geritt Nagel and his brother as they try their hand at herding cattle and avoiding outlaws in the old west. The third book tells the true stories of the outlaws and the men that chased them, to fill in the colorful history that sets the scene for the first two books.

All three books are available in the Amazon Kindle Store:

Reading level: teen to adult.

 

10 Plants Wins Green Book Festival Award

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10 Plants that Shook the World, by Gillian Richardson
10 Plants that Shook the World, by Gillian Richardson

Gillian Richardson’s book 10 Plants that Shook the World has won first place in the 2014 Green Book Festival in the Children’s Literature category.

The Green Book Festival honours books that “contribute to greater understanding, respect for and positive action on the changing worldwide environment”. Congratulations, Gillian!

Dear Flyary wins 2014 Saskatchewan Book Award!

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Dear Flyary, by Dianne Young
Dear Flyary, by Dianne Young

Congratulations to Dianne Young, whose book Dear Flyary has won the 2014 Saskatchewan Book Award in the SaskEnergy Children’s Literature Category.

See photos of the event.

Racing Home shortlisted for 2014 Willow Awards

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Racing Home, by Adele Dueck
Racing Home, by Adele Dueck

Congratulations for Adele Dueck, whose book Racing Home is shortlisted for a 2013 Diamond Willow Award!

This is Saskatchewan’s Reader’s Choice Award, and teachers and librarians must submit their students’ votes by February 28, 2014.

Racing Home previously won the 2012 Saskatchewan Book Award.

Robins Picture Books shortlisted for 2014 Sask Book Awards

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Two picture books by Robins have been nominated for the 2014 Saskatchewan Book Awards in the SaskEnergy Children’s Book Category.

These are Dear Flyary, by Dianne Young, and Leaving Mr. Humphries, by Alison Lohans.

Winners will be announced on April 26, 2014.

Congratulations, Alison and Dianne!

Dear Flyary, by Dianne Young
Dear Flyary, by Dianne Young

Leaving Mr. Humphries, by Alison Lohans
Leaving Mr. Humphries, by Alison Lohans

“10 Plants” wins de Bary Science award!

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10 Plants that Shook the World, by Gillian Richardson
10 Plants that Shook the World, by Gillian Richardson

Congratulations to Gillian Richardson, whose book 10 Plants that Shook the World has won the de Bary Children’s Science Book Award for older readers.

The award is presented by The American Phytopathological Society, which is dedicated to high-quality, innovative plant pathology research.

The judges say,

This book discusses 10 economically or historically important plants in a chatty episodic format. It covers a lot of information in an edgy style (with edgy illustrations) that sarcastic children will enjoy, and mentions many important plant pathogens along the way.

 

Leaving Mr. Humphries

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Leaving Mr. Humphries, by Alison Lohans
Leaving Mr. Humphries, by Alison Lohans

Author: Alison Lohans

Illustrator: Gretchen Ehrsam

Publisher: Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-927756-07-2

Josh takes his teddy bear and companion, Mr. Humphries, to visit Grandpa at the lake, even though his mom thinks he’s too old for a teddy bear. Mr. Humphries does all sorts of things with Josh. But what will Josh do when Mr. Humphries is ready for an adventure of his own?

Read a CM Review.

Buy from Chapters or Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing. 

Download Alison’s Leaving Mr Humphries – curriculum tie-in .

Shorlisted for the 2014 Saskatchewan Book Awards in the SaskEnergy Children’s Literature category.