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Moonbeam

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Authors:
● Gail Francis (Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet); Tobique First Nation (Neqotkuk) ;)
Artists:
● Tara Audibert (Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet); Tobique First Nation (Neqotkuk) ;)
Language:
English
Format: Paperback
Text Content Territories: Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet);
Status: Available
Grade Levels: Preschool; Kindergarten; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5;
Other Categories: Kids Book | Kids Books | Award-Winning | Fiction | Series | Moonbeam Series | Healing and Wellness | Family and Community | Indigenous Peoples | Indigenous Peoples in Canada | First Nations | Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) | Tobique First Nation (Neqotkuk) | Preschool and Kindergarten | Indigenous Peoples | Indigenous Peoples in Canada | First Nations
ISBN/Barcode: 9781777854294
Year Published: 2024

Synopsis:

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How did you get your name? Who named you? Why were you given your name? How do we name our children? Using the traditional practice of naming children, this first story about Moonbeam is the story of how she got her name. She tags along with her mother Morning Star to deliver a baby and she tries to guess the new baby’s name.

Awards

  • 2020 Dr. Marilyn Trenholme Literacy Award for Outstanding Effort in Indigenous Literacy winner
  • 2023 Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in the Arts

Reviews
“This altogether lovely story takes us into the heart of family and community. The naming of things is the claiming of things. The arrival and naming of a child is celebration!” - Sheree Fitch – Canadian Author

Educator & Series Information
Recommended for ages 4 to 10.

This book is the first book in the Moonbeam series, followed by Moonbeam Meets the Medicine Man.

Additional Information
28 pages | 7.28" x 9.25" | Paperback | 2nd Edition 

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