Melanie Florence

Benjamin's Thunderstorm

Illustrator: Pichette, Hawlii

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this rainy-day story, a thunderstorm evokes a boy's family traditions. Benjamin loves the rain. He loves splashing through puddles and watching a rainbow's colors as they ripple around his feet. But most of all, Benjamin loves thunder. To him, thunder --- piyêsiwak --- sounds like his grandfather's drum. It calls to him, like songs his grandfather plays while his father and other powwow dancers spin and step in time. Benjamin listens to the thunder and imagines himself as a powwow dancer. He spins, taps his feet, lifts his knees. Faster and faster he twirls, filled with the rhythm of piyêsiwak. Children will appreciate this timeless celebration of the joys of nature and family traditions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kids Can Press
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: 3 bis 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 219mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 342g
• ISBN-13: 9781525303203
• ISBN-10: 1525303201
• Artikelnr.: 67293502

Autorenporträt

Melanie Florence is an award-winning writer of Cree and Scottish heritage based in Toronto, Ontario. She was close to her grandfather as a child, a relationship that sparked her interest in writing about Indigenous themes and characters. She is the author of several books for young readers and has won awards including the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award. Hawlii Pichette is a Mushkego Cree (Treaty 9) urban mixed-blood artist and illustrator. Born and raised in the small community of Cochrane, Ontario, she is deeply influenced by her culture, upbringing and the natural world. She lives in London, Ontario.