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21) Powwow day
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC SORELL, T.
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JUV PIC SORELL, T.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV PIC SORELL, T.
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JUV PIC SORELL, T.
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Because she has been very ill and weak, River cannot join in the dancing at this year's tribal powwow, she can only watch from the sidelines as her sisters and cousins dance the celebration--but as the drum beats she finds the faith to believe that she will recover and dance again.
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"When Uncle and Windy Girl attend a powwow, Windy watches the dancers and listens to the singers. She eats tasty food and joins family and friends around the campfire. Later, Windy falls asleep under the stars. Uncle's stories inspire visions in her head: a bowwow powwow, where all the dancers are dogs. In these magical scenes, Windy sees veterans in a Grand Entry, and a visiting drum group, and traditional dancers, grass dancers, and jingle-dress...
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In this tale set in the ancient Inka empire, Little Chaski has a big job: he is the Inka King's newest royal messenger. But on his first day things quickly start to go awry. Will Little Chaski be able to deliver the royal message on time?
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"A picture book about two siblings who go on a strange, beautiful adventure while visiting with their grandfather."--
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC THOMAS, P.
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JUV PIC THOMAS, P.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV PIC THOMAS, P.
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JUV PIC THOMAS, P.
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"Nimoshom drives the kids in the community to school every morning. On the way, he always has something to say to them. Nimoshom and His Bus introduces basic Cree words."--
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC THOMAS, R.
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JUV PIC THOMAS, R.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV PIC THOMAS, R.
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JUV PIC THOMAS, R.
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"What does it mean to be Mi'kmaq? And if Swift Fox can't find the answer, will she ever feel like part of her family? When Swift Fox's father picks her up to go visit her aunties, uncles, and cousins, her belly is already full of butterflies. And when he tells her that today is the day that she'll learn how to be Mi'kmaq, the butterflies grow even bigger. Though her father reassures her that Mi'kmaq is who she is from her eyes to her toes, Swift Fox...
27) Jingle dancer
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The cone-shaped jingles sewn to Grandma Wolfe's dress sing tink, tink, tink, tink . . . Jenna loves the tradition of jingle dancing that has been shared over generations in her family and intertribal community. She hopes to dance at the next powwow. But with the day quickly approaching, she has a problem--how will her dress sing if it has no jingles?
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC SPILLETT, T.
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JUV PIC SPILLETT, T.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV PIC SPILLETT, T.
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JUV PIC SPILLETT, T.
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A Native American woman describes how she loved her child before it was born and, throughout her pregnancy, gathered a bundle of gifts to welcome the newborn.
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC SORELL, T.
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JUV PIC SORELL, T.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV PIC SORELL, T.
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JUV PIC SORELL, T.
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Otsaliheliga is a Cherokee word that is used to express gratitude. Journey through the year with a Cherokee family and their tribal nation as they express thanks for celebrations big and small. A look at modern Native American life as told by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC PRINCE, L.
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JUV PIC PRINCE, L.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV PIC PRINCE, L.
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JUV PIC PRINCE, L.
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"Thought-provoking stanzas encourage readers of all ages to consider they ways in which they live in connection to the world around them and encourages them to think deeply about their behaviors. Rooted in Indigenous teachings, the message delivered by the authors is universal, be a good ancestor to the world around you."--
31) I hope
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC GRAY SMITH, M.
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JUV PIC GRAY SMITH, M.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV PIC GRAY SMITH, M.
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JUV PIC GRAY SMITH, M.
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"This beautifully illustrated picture book, written by award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith, explores all the hopes adults have for the children in their lives."--
32) Sweetest Kulu
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Dedham - Children's
JUV ISSUES NEW BABY
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JUV ISSUES NEW BABY
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC KALLUK
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JUV PIC KALLUK
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC KALLUK, C.
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JUV PIC KALLUK, C.
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"This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little "Kulu," an Inuktitut term of endearment often bestowed upon babies and young children, this visually stunning book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants."--...
33) Shi-shi-etko
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC CAMPBELL, N.
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JUV PIC CAMPBELL, N.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV PIC CAMPBELL, N.
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JUV PIC CAMPBELL, N.
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"A young girl becomes lost in the woods after wandering too far away from her mother. Scared because she is lost, she encounters a large wolf who reminds her of her own ability to survive and find her mother again."--
35) Kapaemahu
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC WONG-KALU, H.
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JUV PIC WONG-KALU, H.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV PIC WONG-KALU, H.
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JUV PIC WONG-KALU, H.
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Dedham - Children's
JUV VOX PIC WONG-KALU, H.
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JUV VOX PIC WONG-KALU, H.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV VOX PIC WONG-KALU, H.
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JUV VOX PIC WONG-KALU, H.
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Four individuals of dual male and female spirit bring their healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, where they are beloved for their gentle ways and miraculous cures and where they imbue four giant boulders with their powers.
36) Magnolia flower
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC HURSTON, Z.
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JUV PIC HURSTON, Z.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV PIC HURSTON, Z.
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JUV PIC HURSTON, Z.
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Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by rigid ways of the world, she longs to connect with others, who too long for freedom. She finds this in a young man of letters who her father disapproves of. In her quest to be free, Magnolia must make a choice and set off on a journey that will prove just how brave one can be when leading with one's heart.
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC KATSTALLER R.
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JUV PIC KATSTALLER R.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV PIC KATSTALLER R.
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JUV PIC KATSTALLER R.
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"From debut author/illustrator Rachel Katstaller comes this rich, evocative folk tale inspired by stories she heard growing up in El Salvador. Itzel lives happily with her grandmother at the edge of the jungle. When the rains fail to come to water their crops, putting their livelihood at risk, her grandmother tells her that the giant snake is the one who announces the arrival of the rain. But many people don't believe in him anymore, so he has retreated...
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79 copies available. 9 copies on order.
Dedham - Children's
JUV HOLIDAY THANKSGIVING GR
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JUV HOLIDAY THANKSGIVING GR
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV HOLIDAY THANKSGIVING GR
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JUV HOLIDAY THANKSGIVING GR
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Wampanoag children listen as their grandmother tells them the story about how Weeâchumun (the wise Corn) asked local Native Americans to show the Pilgrims how to grow food to yield a good harvest--Keepunumuk--in 1621.
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC AKULUKJUK, R.
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JUV PIC AKULUKJUK, R.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV PIC AKULUKJUK, R.
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JUV PIC AKULUKJUK, R.
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"Moar has always loved fall - playing outside with his friends, feeling the weather get colder - but there is one thing about autumn that really worries Moar. The moon. The days become shorter and the moon, with its creepy face and eerie smile, seems to be looking down on him before he can even get home from school! So, one day, Moar is determined to get home before the moon appears in the sky. But there are so many fun things to do on the way home,...
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Dedham - Children's
JUV PIC DUPUIS, J.
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JUV PIC DUPUIS, J.
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Dedham Endicott - Children's
JUV PIC DUPUIS, J.
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JUV PIC DUPUIS, J.
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"A translation of I Am Not a Number to Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) - Nishnaabemwin, Nbisiing dialect. The book includes both English and Anishinaabemowin. I Am Not a Number is the true story of eight-year-old Irene, who is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school."--