What's in a bead? / written by Kelsey Borgford ; illustrated by Tessa Pizzale.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Toronto : Second Story Press, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781772603668
- 177260366X
- What is in a bead?
- Beads -- Juvenile fiction
- Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction
- Sewing -- Juvenile fiction
- Beadwork -- Juvenile fiction
- Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction
- Indigenous children -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction
- Cree Indians -- Juvenile fiction
- Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction
- Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | New | BORGFORD KELSEY | Available | 33111011127970 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | New | BORGFORD KELSEY | Available | 33111011342801 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Tessa loves how her grandmother always smells of campfire stories. Mom says it's because Kohkom spends her days sewing beautiful beads onto smoked hides. Inspired, Tessa asks Kohkom to teach her beading, but first she must listen and learn about the many stories held in a bead.A celebration of Cree craftsmanship, language, and learning. The loving exchange of knowledge between Tessa and her Kohkom will be familiar to many children. Readers will learn that different Indigenous communities have different beadwork techniques, and that this traditional art form is alive and thriving today.
"There are many stories in a bead. We must listen to the stories they tell us. Tessa loves how her grandmother always smells of campfire stories. Mom says it's because Kohkom spends her days sewing beautiful beads onto smoked hides. Inspired, Tessa asks Kohkom to teach her beading, but first she must listen and learn about the many stories held in a bead."-- Provided by publisher.