Courtney Defriend
Ti'yuqtunat (Courtney Defriend)'s family tree traces back to Coast Salish and European ancestry. She deeply values the traditional wealth of the First Peoples on Vancouver Island. Courtney's passion for the well-being of people and communities led her to pursue degrees in Child and Youth Care, and Leadership. Now, she promotes and supports mental wellness with the First Nation's Health Authority. She loves to write children's poetry with hopes to prevent hardships and inspire little people to live into their potential.
Kids Books (1)
Synopsis:
If Instead of a Person imaginatively explores the wisdom to be learned from living as a tree. Using child-friendly rhyming verse, Coast Salish author Courtney Defriend ponders a tree's steadfast connection and vital contribution to life on earth. Reinforced by Terra Mar's powerful illustrations, If Instead of a Person invites readers to become change agents that respect the interconnectedness of nature and humanity.
Educator Information
Partial proceeds go to Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre.
Recommended for ages 4 to 10.
Juvenile Fiction, Indigenous Resource, Poetry, Environmental.
Additional Information
8.25" x 8.25"
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