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Missing Nimâmâ  Cover Image Book Book

Missing Nimâmâ / Melanie Florence ; illustrated by François Thisdale.

Florence, Melanie, (author.). Thisdale, François, 1964- (illustrator.).

Summary:

Kateri is a young girl, growing up in the care of her grandmother. We see her reaching important milestones her first day of school, first dance, first date, wedding, first child along with her mother, who is always there, watching her child growing up without her. Told in alternating voices, Missing Nimama is a story of love, loss, and acceptance, showing the human side of a national tragedy. An afterword by the author provides a simple, ageappropriate context for young readers.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780993935145
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ontario : Clockwise Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Written in English with words in the Cree language.
Subject: Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Grief in children > Juvenile fiction.
Missing persons > Juvenile fiction.
Missing women > Canada > Juvenile Fiction.
Indigenous peoples > Canada > Juvenile fiction.
Indigenous women > Crimes against > Canada > Juvenile fiction.
Cree Indians > Canada > Juvenile fiction.
Topic Heading: Aboriginal
First Nations

Available copies

  • 12 of 12 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Terrace Public Library J 362.88 FLO (Text) 35151001018787 Junior Non-fiction Volume hold Available -

Summary: Kateri is a young girl, growing up in the care of her grandmother. We see her reaching important milestones her first day of school, first dance, first date, wedding, first child along with her mother, who is always there, watching her child growing up without her. Told in alternating voices, Missing Nimama is a story of love, loss, and acceptance, showing the human side of a national tragedy. An afterword by the author provides a simple, ageappropriate context for young readers.

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