Shannen and the Dream for a School (Kids' Power Book)
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (532 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00GR9FOJ0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 207 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Janet is a career artist known for her fine art commissioned portraits and still life paintings. Her awards include Best Illustrated Book in the United States in 2004 for Jasper's Day, Canadian Information Book of the Year for her artwork in In Flanders Fields, and she is the first non-native artist to
A Mighty Female Teen I would tell the children not to be afraid, to follow their dreams. I would tell them to never give up hope. Get up, pick up your books, and go to school (just not in portables).” These passionate words were spoken by Shannen Koostachin, a fourteen-year-old activist from the Attawapiskat First Nation in Ontario. Ja. This should be mandatory reading for Canadian Middle Schoolers and their parents! This is a great book. It is a chapter book, about two hundred pages long but with big font and small pages. The story tells of a young native girl who dreams about having a real school instead of the small portable classrooms they have to make do with. In the winter the children walk through ice and snow to get between r
Shannen’s dream continues today with the work of the Shannen's Dream organization and those everywhere who are fighting for the rights of Aboriginal children.. Shannen's fight took her all the way to Parliament Hill and was taken up by children around the world. The true story of Shannen Koostachin and the people of Attawapiskat First Nation, a native Cree community in Northern Ontario, who have been fighting for a new school since 1979 when a fuel spill contaminated their original school building
"Wilson has written a powerful account of the true story of one Aboriginal girl's fight for safe and comfortable schools for all childrenThe text is written in an accessible manner which will appeal to a wide range of readers. The quotations at the beginning of each chapter also very effectively express the urgency of Shannen's dream for justice in the educational environment of First Nations childrenHighly Recommended. The photographs make Shannen's quest come alive. " (CM Magazine 2012-02-03)