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Sem's map:how to listen to the stories the land tells us (Record no. 445810)

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781774714966
AUTHOR NAME
AUTHOR NAME Rebecca Thomas
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Sem's map:how to listen to the stories the land tells us
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Halifax, NS, Canada
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Nimbus Publishing
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2025
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "From the author of I’m Finding My Talk comes a candid picture book about the importance of Indigenous place names, and acknowledging traditional lands. Sem is confused. The map Mr. Trainer has just put on the screen is all wrong. It’s the same shape as Turtle Island but it’s nothing but boxes and lines, and it’s filled with names he doesn’t know. There’s no reference to the stories of the land his Kiju tells him every night while she braids his hair. But Sem's teacher and classmates claim there’s nothing wrong. It’s the same map they’ve always used. See tries to see the land the way Mr. Trainer showed him, but it just doesn’t feel right. Where is the story of how the moose gets his dinner? Or where the fish run in the spring? Or when to tap the trees for syrup? With the help of Kiju, Sem will show his teacher and his classmates how the stories of the land, the Indigenous place names, are far older than any map. A gentle calling-in, this assured story from Governor General’s Award finalist Rebecca Thomas is paired with colourful, lively illustrations from Azby Whitecalf, as well as colonial and decolonial maps of Turtle Island (North America) for reference. Sem’s Map is an invaluable resource for caregivers, educators, and young readers about the importance of acknowledging the traditional lands we live on, and unlearning colonial ways of the past."-- Provided by publisher.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Turtle Island
-- maps
-- Indigenous
-- grandparent
-- Kiju
-- geography
-- place names
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Azby Whitecalf
Relator term Illustrator
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type 01. English Non Fiction
Copies
Piece designation (barcode) Koha full call number School Code Collection
upei17709E THOEducation Learning CommonsIndigenous