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Children's Nonfiction Seasons

When the Trees Crackle with Cold: A Cree Calendar (soft cover)

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by (author) Bernice Johnson-Laxdal & er, Miriam Kö

illustrated by Miriam Körner

Publisher
Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
Initial publish date
Feb 2017
Category
Seasons, Native Canadian, NON-CLASSIFIABLE
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781927756935
    Publish Date
    Feb 2017
    List Price
    $14.95

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A bear sleeping safely in her den, Kohkom telling a story by the fire, the trees crackling with cold—we are all connected to the seasons and the cycle of nature. The calming rhythm of the words echoes the rhythm of the land in this timeless picture book about the moon calendar of the northern Cree, and its warmly rendered watercolour illustrations bring Saskatchewan’s north to life. When the Trees Crackle with Cold is written in English and the northern Plains Cree y-dialect, inviting Cree and non-Cree speakers alike to explore the traditional moon calendar.

Awards:
Finalist. 2018 Shining Willow Award.
Winner. 2018 Saskatchewan Book Awards: Children’s Literature Award.
Winner. Gold Medal. 2017 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award.

About the authors

Bernice Johnson-Laxdal is a Cree language and culture teacher with over twenty years of teaching experience. Bernice enjoys cooking, going on canoe trips in summer and cross-country skiing in winter. Originally from Ile-a-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, she now lives at Potato Lake and teaches in La Ronge. Miriam Körner is a writer, illustrator and arts educator. Miriam enjoys spending time with her sled dogs along the old trapline trails, talking to Elders about the times when they still had dogs, and writing for children and young adults about her northern adventures. Originally from Germany, she now lives at Potato Lake, Saskatchewan, just down the road from Bernice. miriamkoerner.blogspot.com

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er, Miriam Kö's profile page

Miriam Körner is a writer and illustrator for children and young adults, whose titles have won numerous awards. Her novels and picture book collaborations express her love and concern for the natural world and explore our place within this world. She lives with her ten sled dogs in a small cabin in the boreal forest in Northern Saskatchewan and teaches at the Northern Saskatchewan Indigenous Teacher Education Program. She is a founding member of For Peat’s Sake – Protecting Northern Saskatchewan Muskegs.

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