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I am not a number / written by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer ; illustrated by Gillian Newland.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Toronto : Second Story Press, [2016]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781927583944
Subject(s): Summary: "A picture book based on a true story about a young First Nations girl who was sent to a residential school. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from despite the efforts of the nuns to force her to do otherwise. Based on the life of Jenny Kay Dupuis' own grandmother, I Am Not a Number brings a terrible part of Canada's history to light in a way that children can learn from and relate to"--
List(s) this item appears in: Talking About Race- for kids | Indigenous Matters for kids | First Nation Communities Read | Talking About Residential Schools-For Kids
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
J Picture Books Hanover Public Library Shelves JP DUPU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001053595

"A picture book based on a true story about a young First Nations girl who was sent to a residential school. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from despite the efforts of the nuns to force her to do otherwise. Based on the life of Jenny Kay Dupuis' own grandmother, I Am Not a Number brings a terrible part of Canada's history to light in a way that children can learn from and relate to"--

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