This Land by Ashley Fairbanks - ISBN: 9780593651445
Hardcover
Uncover whose land you’re on and explore its rich history.

$37.04

  • Hardcover

    40 pages

  • Release Date

    24 September 2024

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Summary

This land is your land now, but who did it belong to before? This engaging primer about native lands invites kids to trace history and explore their communities.

“An adorable primer on the history of land.”

Before my family lived in this house, a different family did, and before them, another family, and another before them. And before that, the family lived here, not in a house, but a wigwam. Who lived where you are before you got there?

This Land teaches readers that…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780593651445
ISBN-10:0593651448
Author:Ashley Fairbanks, Bridget George
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Crown Books for Young Readers
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:40
Release Date:24 September 2024
Weight:567g
Dimensions:229mm x 279mm
Series:Race to the Truth
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Critics Review

★ “This work aptly communicates the issue of land acknowledgments … A memorable message.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

★ “[A] thoughtful introduction to a difficult subject.” —School Library Journal, starred review

A stirring tale that fosters respect for Native peoples.” —Kirkus Reviews

About The Author

Ashley Fairbanks

Ashley Fairbanks is an Anishinaabe artist, writer, organizer, and digital strategist. She has her own design practice, trains people on anti-racist work, does strategic communications and design, and runs social media and narrative work for campaigns and nonprofits. She started her career designing museum exhibitions, and she’s worked on everything from municipal to presidential campaigns. She started an Indigenous farmer’s market, and a political wing of a hip-hop label. Nowadays she works most on policy that impacts Indigenous people and climate issues that impact everyone.

Bridget George is an Anishinaabe author and illustrator. She was raised on Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, a community along the shore of Lake Huron- the traditional territory of her people. She’s passionate about positive self-image, lifelong learning, visual storytelling and positive Indigenous representation for children and youth. Her debut picture book It’s a Mitig! is a dual-language rhyming introduction to the Ojibwe language, and she is the illustrator of the upcoming Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior by Carole Lindstrom.

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