Hanover Library CataloguePhyllis's orange shirt / written by Phyllis Webstad ; illustrated by Brock Nicol.
Publication details: [Victoria, BC] : Medicine Wheel Education Inc., c2019. Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 19 cmISBN: 9781989122242; 1989122248Subject(s): Webstad, Phyllis -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile fiction | First Nations -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction | Off-reservation boarding schools -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction | Secwepemc -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction | Secwepemc -- Education -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction | Indigenous children -- Education -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction | Indigenous peoples -- Education -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction | Indigenous peoples -- Cultural assimilation -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction | Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Residential schools -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Stories in rhyme.DDC classification: [E] Summary: When Phyllis was a little girl, she was excited to go to residential school for the first time. Her Granny bought her a shiny orange shirt that she loved and wore to school for her first day. When she arrived at the school, this shirt was taken away from her and never returned. This is both Phyllis Webstat's true story and the story behind Orange Shirt Day, which is a day for all Canadians to reflect upon the treatment of First Nations peoples and the message that 'Every Child Matters'.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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When Phyllis was a little girl, she was excited to go to residential school for the first time. Her Granny bought her a shiny orange shirt that she loved and wore to school for her first day. When she arrived at the school, this shirt was taken away from her and never returned. This is both Phyllis Webstat's true story and the story behind Orange Shirt Day, which is a day for all Canadians to reflect upon the treatment of First Nations peoples and the message that 'Every Child Matters'.
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