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Children's Fiction Native Canadian

The Thundermaker

by (author) Alan Syliboy

Publisher
Nimbus Publishing
Initial publish date
Oct 2015
Category
Native Canadian
Recommended Age
4 to 8
Recommended Grade
p to 3
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781771083294
    Publish Date
    Oct 2015
    List Price
    $19.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771083300
    Publish Date
    Oct 2015
    List Price
    $1.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771086196
    Publish Date
    May 2018
    List Price
    $14.95

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Description

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.

About the author

Artist Alan Syliboy studied privately with Shirley Bear and attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, where, twenty-five years later, he was invited to sit on the Board of Governors. Alan looks to the indigenous Mi'kmaw petroglyph tradition for inspiration and develops his own artistic vocabulary out of those forms. He is also the author and illustrator of the celebrated book (and multimedia art show) The Thundermaker, which was shortlisted for First Nations Reads, and more recently the board book Mi'kmaw Animals. He lives in Truro, Nova Scotia.

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