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Children's Nonfiction Native Canadian

Great Writers from our First Nations

by (author) Kim Sigafus & Ernst Lyle

Publisher
Second Story Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2012
Category
Native Canadian, Literary
Recommended Age
9 to 13
Recommended Grade
3 to 9
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926920863
    Publish Date
    Oct 2012
    List Price
    $9.99

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Description

Ten short and engaging biographies of First Nations/Native writers complete with photographs, sidebars, and a complete catalog of their work. These writers draw on their cultural history to create novels, poetry, and plays, and are an inspiration to any aspiring writer or avid reader. Includes Sherman Alexie, Louise Erdrich, Joseph Boyden, N. Scott Momaday, Marilyn Dumont, Tomson Highway, Joseph Bruchac, Maria Campbell, Nicola Campbell, and Tim Tingle.

About the authors

Kim Sigafus is an award-winning freelance writer and photographer from Warren, Illinois. She is an Ojibwa and her family is from the White Earth Indian Reservation in the northwest region of Minnesota.

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Lyle Ernst is a member of the Native American Coalition of the Quad Cities based in Moline, Illinois. He is a freelance journalist who has contributed news stories, feature stories, and columns to various newspapers

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