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Kaqtukowa'tekete'w / ilaknutk Alan Syliboy ; kisi kiwaskwi'k-k Lindsay R. Marshall = The thundermaker / as retold by Alan Syliboy ; translated by Lindsay R. Marshall.

Syliboy, Alan (author, illustrator). Marshall, Lindsay, 1960- (translator). Syliboy, Alan. Thundermaker. (Added Author). Syliboy, Alan. Thundermaker. Mi'kmaw. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Mi'kmaw artist Alan Syliboy's The Thundermaker is based on Alan's spectacular mixed-media exhibit of the same name. In the book, Big Thunder teaches his son, Little Thunder, about the important responsibility he has making thunder for his people. Little Thunder learns about his Mi'kmaw identity through his father's teachings and his mother's traditional stories. Syliboy's spectacular, vibrant artwork brings the story of Little Thunder to vivid life." -- amazon.com

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781771086196 (softcover)
  • ISBN: 177108619X
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Halifax, NS : Nimbus Publishing Limited, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Translation of Thundermaker, originally published in English in 2015.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 5-9.
Language Note:
Parallel text in Mi'kmaw and English.
Subject: Micmac Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Indigenous peoples > Juvenile fiction.
Responsibility > Juvenile fiction.
Thunder > Juvenile fiction.
Mi'kmaw language > Texts.
Bilingual books
Genre: Canadian fiction.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at Sitka.

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  • 0 current holds with 0 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Beaver Valley Public Library E SYL (Text) 35144000271507 Easy Picture Books Volume hold Available -
Squamish Public Library E SYL (Text) 33110003391271 Easy Fiction Volume hold Available -
Broadway Library PS 8637 Y39 T48 2018 (Text) 33109010401198 Indigenous Language Volume hold Available -
Cranbrook Campus PZ 90 .M47 .S97536 2018 (Text) 31111000197788 CRANBROOK Volume hold Available -
The Pas Campus Library PS 8637 .Y39 T48165 2018 (Text) 58500000742171 UCNPicture Volume hold Available -


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