Phyllis Isaac
Phyllis Isaac is an Elder and a visual artist from the Penticton Indian Band of the Okanagan Nation. She enjoys experimenting in a variety of art forms. From pencil, pen, painting and sculpture, she works with a variety of natural materials, integrating many into her works of art.
Kids Books (1)
skɬp’lk’mitkw / Water Changeling
$15.95
Text Content Territories:
Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Salish; Interior Salish; Syilx (Okanagan);
ISBN / Barcode: 9781926886664
Synopsis:
Synopsis:
The journey and transformation of water from the tops of the mountains down through the rivers and streams, told from a Syilx perspective.
skɬp’lk’mitkw / Water Changeling is the story of the natural water cycle from a Syilx traditional ecological knowledge perspective. The story features a water girl named skɬp’lk’mitkw who longs to visit with her grandparents. She receives help from newfound friends who change her into rain, hail and snow so she can reach her grandparents.
Educator & Series Information
Recommended for ages 7 to 10.
Author Harron Hall has written several children's books that incorporate her Indigenous heritage and her deep commitment to protecting the land and water, including The Water Sings to Suli?, We Go with Muskrat to Those Living Underwater and Lessons from Beaver's Work.
Learn about the water cycle using the n'syilxcen (the language spoken by the Sylix/Okanagan peoples) and English languages. This book includes some words in n'syilxcen, but it is not a dual-language resource.
Learn about the water cycle through a fictional story.
This book is part of the Follow the Water series.
Additional Information
32 pages | 8.00" x 8.00"
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