{"product_id":"9780889955714","title":"Nokum Is My Teacher","description":"\u003cul\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill you walk with me, Grandmother?\u003cbr\u003eWill you talk with me a while?\u003cbr\u003eI'm finding life confusing\u003cbr\u003eAnd I'm looking for some answers\u003cbr\u003eTo questions all around me\u003cbr\u003eAt that school and on the street.\u003cbr\u003eYou have always been here for me \u003cbr\u003eWill you help me learn to see?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNokum Is My Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e is the poetic story of a young aboriginal boy, posing questions to his grandmother, his \"Nokum\", about the wider world beyond the familiarity of their home and community. Through a series of questions, Nokum guides her grandson towards an understanding of his need to fit into and learn more about this large world beyond the reserve. Nokum offers her grandson a vision of a world he can enter through imagination and reading, while retaining respect for the ways of his people. By the conclusion of the book, the young grandson has learned many new ideas from his grandmother and discovered his own wisdom in dealing with the changes in his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNokum Is My Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightfully packaged book and audio file, combining the written text in English and Cree with the mesmerizing voice of author\/storyteller extraordinaire David Bouchard. It is illustrated by the hauntingly beautiful artworks of Allan Sapp, Cree elder, Governor General's Award-winner, and Officer of the Order of Canada. The singing and drumming are done by Alberta's Northern Cree, who have been nominated for a Grammy Award (2007) in the 'Native American music album' category. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the audio files go to www.fitzhenry.ca\/usercontent\/Audio\/NokumIsMyTeacher-English.mp3 to hear the audio of the spoken words in English, with the wonderful music of Northern Cree, \u003cbr\u003eor\u003cbr\u003ego to www.fitzhenry.ca\/usercontent\/Audio\/NokumIsMyTeacher-Cree.mp3 to hear the audio of the spoken words in Cree, again with the wonderful music of Northern Cree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe French\/Cree version is available in hardcover with an enclosed CD as \u003ci\u003eNokum: Ma Voix et Mon Coeur\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is part of a series of aboriginal books David Bouchard has developed with Red Deer Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bouchard (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":32630736453694,"sku":"9780889955714","price":16.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0112\/1065\/3760\/products\/nokum.jpg?v=1607118721","url":"https:\/\/onceuponabookstore.ca\/products\/9780889955714","provider":"Once Upon a Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}