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Children's Fiction Native Canadian

Kookum's Red Shoes

by (author) Peter Eyvindson

illustrated by Sheldon Dawson

Publisher
Pemmican Publications
Initial publish date
Aug 2015
Category
Native Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894717540
    Publish Date
    Aug 2015
    List Price
    $10.95

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The legacy of the residential schools is conveyed with respect and imagination in this illustrated story for young readers. As the elderly Kookum remembers the experiences in her youth that changed her life forever, we see what was lost in her life, and how goodness persisted.

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Sheldon Dawson is an illustrator who specializes in children’s books and educational material. He works in acrylic and mixed-media paintings, and his culturally sensitive illustrations help teach positive, healthy and traditional lifestyles and provide First Nations students with classroom materials that honor their own identity and culture. Sheldon has been nominated three times for the Best Illustrated Book of the Year Award in Manitoba and his paintings have been exhibited in galleries across Canada. Sheldon lives in Winnipeg.

 

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