Children's Fiction Trees & Forests
Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2024
- Category
- Trees & Forests, Imagination & Play, Emotions & Feelings
- Recommended Age
- 3 to 6
- Recommended Grade
- p to 1
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781773066981
- Publish Date
- Apr 2024
- List Price
- $19.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781773066998
- Publish Date
- Apr 2024
- List Price
- $16.99
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Description
Following the success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and Sometimes I Feel Like a River, this companion book explores the nature and beauty of trees.
Twelve lyrical poems look at twelve different trees, from early spring to deep winter. In each poem, a child identifies with a feature of the tree — such as the smooth trunk of a birch whose bark has peeled away, the strong branches of a spruce that shelter small birds or the pink flowers of a cherry blossom that tumble like confetti. The poems provide an opportunity to learn about each tree, inspiring us to look afresh at the trees around us — whether in the schoolyard, neighborhood or park — and get to know them better.
Danielle Daniel’s passion for trees is beautifully matched by Jackie Traverse’s paintings, which bring each tree to life. In the pages following the poems, children are invited to consider what different kinds of trees might mean to them. In an author’s note, Danielle Daniel shares her belief, similar to her Algonquin ancestors’, that trees are sentient beings with much to give and teach us.
Key Text Features
illustrations
author’s note
poems
Correlates to the Common Core States Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5
Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6
With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
About the authors
Danielle Daniel est une artiste métisse multidisciplinaire. Elle a écrit Parfois je suis un renard pour encourager son jeune fils à découvrir ses racines autochtones. Enseignante pendant de nombreuses années, Danielle travaille maintenant comme professeur d'art à temps partiel au Canada et aux États-Unis. Elle habite dans le nord de l'Ontario.
Danielle Daniel is an author and artist whose first picture book, Parfois je suis un renard, won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and was shortlisted for the First Nation Communities Read Award for aboriginal literature. A former elementary school teacher, Danielle is pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing through the University of British Columbia. Danielle lives in Sudbury, Ontario.
Danielle Daniel's profile page
Jackie Traverse, Anishnaabe from Lake St. Martin First Nation, is the mother of three daughters and a grandmother to Lily. She graduated from the School of Art at the University of Manitoba. Her art is multi-media, including video, sculpture, mixed media and paint, and she is known across Canada for her powerful, beautiful work. Her paintings, drawings, documentaries and sculptures speak to realities of being an Indigenous woman. She is committed to her community and teaches art in public schools.
Editorial Reviews
This simple story will invite children to relate to trees as teachers and healers ... Tender and thought provoking.
Kirkus Reviews
Daniel's latest offering invites readers to commune with trees.
Horn Book
A relevant book for a world dealing with environmental crises. STARRED REVIEW
Quill & Quire
This is a moving addition to Daniel's previous explorations of Indigenous culture, Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and Sometimes I Feel Like a River.
Globe and Mail
Aesthetic and therapeutic ... Even the attentive grown-up might learn a thing or two.
Literary Review of Canada
