Children's Fiction Native American
The Hungry Time
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1980
- Category
- Native American, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888622624
- Publish Date
- Jan 1980
- List Price
- $19.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780888622617
- Publish Date
- Jan 1980
- List Price
- $12.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 3 to 8
- Grade: k to 3
- Reading age: 3 to 8
Description
This volume in the Kids of Canada series tells a poignant tale of First Nations life before the coming of European settlement.
It is the story of a Mississauga Indigenous girl named Morning Sky who, with her family, spends the winter camped at the mouth of the Humber River. Cold and hunger threaten their survival but by facing these hardships together a very special and powerful bond is created among the members of the family.
The Hungry Time is a concise, masterful evocation of a past way of life, its joys and its sorrows.
About the authors
SELWYN DEWDNEY is the author of two highly acclaimed novels, Wind Without Rain and Christopher Breton, as well as numerous works on Indian history and culture such as They Shared to Survive.
OLENA KASSIAN is a well-known illustrator of Canadian children\s books.'
Awards
- Winner, Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection
