Colouring / Activity Books

This black-lined colouring book has the same text as The ABC's of our Spiritual Connection book, but totally different pictures for the children to colour. A sense of empowerment is found in many of the illustrations, be it from the ‘go girl’ playing the guitar and singing, or the young boy hoop dancing. 

Educator Information
Beautiful pictures to colour with the text from the book, ABC's of our Spiritual Connection, below each one to read.

Author/Illustrator Kim Soo Goodtrack reminds educators and parents to try to encourage children to blend their colours and create shapes within a space.

Additional Information
26 Pages | 8.5” x 11”

Native American stories combine with related hands-on activities to inspire children with a deep respect and interest in the Earth and in Native cultures in this popular and critically acclaimed book. Keepers of the Earth uses an interdisciplinary approach to introduce environmental concepts to children, aged five through twelve. The activities include theatre, reading, writing, science, social studies, and mathematics, and are designed to engage all of the senses.

Reviews
"Keepers of the Earth is an excellent school resource introducing children to Aboriginal worldviews. The book is comprised of 21 story packages which may be used as teaching tools in the classroom. The stories are divided by subject nature and include three stories about creation, two about fire, one about the earth, one about wind and weather, three about water, two about sky, one about seasons, six about plants and animals, one about life, death, and spirits, and about the unity of earth.... Following each story is a discussion prompt to help teachers explain the story’s context. The discussion prompts relate the story to First Nations traditional worldviews and emphasize mankind’s interconnection with the natural world. Following the discussion prompts, there is a list of questions to encourage student reflection. Some of the questions are focussed more on story comprehension while others encourage children to reflect on the greater meaning of the story and how it relates to their daily life.... Keepers of the Earth offers suggestions for activities to solidify and expand the learning of the story. Activity suggestions include field trips, demonstrations, experimentationand further discussion. Each story is accompanied by at least one activity with recommendations as to which age group tocater the activityto. While most of the activities seem directed at grades 3-8, there are many activities that could suit the needs of older or younger children with little or no modification." - Rachel Yaroshuk, CM Magazine

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Keepers Series.

Foreword by N. Scott Momaday.

Additional Information
240 pages | 8.25" x 10.72"

This is the 3rd Edition of our Cree coloring book with some new coloring sheets for adults and children. Read the wisdom pieces shared by Cree elder John Sinclair which introduce the teachings he received from his forefathers. Colour the beautiful artwork by Cree artists Delree Dumont.

Every book purchased will provide royalties to the artist and elder as well as a donation to Kani Kanichihk, a Cree organization for their cultural revitalization and community work.

Additional Information
118 Pages | 8.5" x 11" | 3rd Edition 

Mother Earth: Colouring and Activity Book, by artist Leah Marie Dorion gives people the opportunity to explore and discover Indigenous culture through colouring. Leah states, “In my youth I was able to express my creativity through colouring. During my childhood there were very few colouring books, if any, representing Indigenous culture and our traditional teachings about Mother Earth and the environment. Therefore, I created this book to stimulate the curiousity of children and to inspire them to learn about Indigenous environmental teachings and worldview.”