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As Long as the Rivers Flow Paperback – Illustrated, Sept. 4 2005
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Larry Loyie
(Author),
Constance Brissenden
(Author),
Heather Holmlund
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Starting in the 1800s and continuing into the 20th century, First Nations children were forcibly taken to government-sponsored residential schools to erase their traditional languages and cultures. This moving book tells of one such child, author Larry Loyie, and his last summer with his Cree tribe. It is a time of learning and adventure. He cares for an abandoned baby owl, watches his grandmother make winter moccasins, and sees her kill a huge grizzly with one shot. The sensitive text and Heather Holmlund's expressive illustrations beautifully capture the joy and drama of a First Nations family's last summer together.
- Print length48 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherGroundwood Books
- Publication dateSept. 4 2005
- Grade level4 - 3
- Reading age8 years
- Dimensions18.42 x 0.64 x 25.4 cm
- ISBN-109780888996961
- ISBN-13978-0888996961
- Lexile measure660L
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A haunting combination of art, story and document. (Toronto Star 2002-09-01)
Holmlund's realistic and detailed watercolors expertly illuminate events throughout the story, in vignettes, plates, and a few full-page pictures. (School Library Journal 2002-09-01)
Loyie's quite words and Holmlund's authentic watercolor art capture the happy wilderness home... (Booklist 2002-09-01)
Holmlund's realistic and detailed watercolors expertly illuminate events throughout the story, in vignettes, plates, and a few full-page pictures. (School Library Journal 2002-09-01)
Loyie's quite words and Holmlund's authentic watercolor art capture the happy wilderness home... (Booklist 2002-09-01)
About the Author
Larry Loyie was born in Slave Lake, Alberta, where he spent his early years living a traditional Cree life. At the age of ten he was placed in St. Bernard's Mission residential school Grouard, Alberta. He is the author of several plays, short stories and children's stories dealing with native traditions, literacy and residential schools. Larry received the 2001 Canada Post Literacy Award for Individual Achievement (British Columbia). Heather D. Holmund studied fine art and the visual arts at York University, specializing in watercolour. Most recently she has focused on painting people as they relate to the natural world. From the day the authors met Heather and saw her work, the three of them shared a similar vision for this unique book, As Long as the Rivers Flow. Constance Brissenden is a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of nine books of travel and history.
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- ASIN : 0888996969
- Publisher : Groundwood Books; Illustrated edition (Sept. 4 2005)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 48 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780888996961
- ISBN-13 : 978-0888996961
- Item weight : 141 g
- Dimensions : 18.42 x 0.64 x 25.4 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: #71,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Reviewed in Canada on July 13, 2021
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I bought this book to go with the Literacy Place Moving Up Prediciting unit. This book helps to teach students how our indigienous people had a different type of education than that of the settlers. I was not satisifed by the ending of the story as I wanted to know more about the children's experience in the residential school. I would still recommended it as very few books clearly show how the indigineous people were educated by their elders.
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Reviewed in Canada on September 26, 2021
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I read this to my class during Truth & Reconciliation week. Very well written and incites us to pause, reflect and respond with a somber attitude.
Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2021
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good for uni
Reviewed in Canada on December 30, 2017
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as described great to deal with
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Reviewed in Canada on March 23, 2013
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This is a great novel. The students love that it is based on a real person. The author's experiences growing up are authenic and engaging. A great introduction to First Nations experiences for younger readers.
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Reviewed in Canada on December 7, 2012
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A new book, like discribed. The book arrived fast with out costing me a lot of money for the book.
Reviewed in Canada on October 23, 2017
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Excellent book.
Reviewed in Canada on November 30, 2012
In this book it talks about kids and what they did before they had to go off to residential school. The young boy lawrence has no idea of what's going on and why this is going to be happening. He hears his parents talk about the school but can't put it together, so the parents knowing that they are going to have to leave home, they go on a camping trip to spend the last of the time that they got before they go to residential school. on the trip lawrence and his grandma kill a grizzly bear.
yes i think kids should read this book because it shows people what the aboriginals had to go through when the kids had to go to the residential schools.
yes i think kids should read this book because it shows people what the aboriginals had to go through when the kids had to go to the residential schools.
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