Auntie's Rez Surprise

by Heather O'Watch (Author) Ellie Arscott (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Auntie always greets Cree in Nehiyaw when she comes for a visit. When Auntie arrives with a surprise gift hidden in her bag, Cree can't wait to discover what it is. The first clue? It's from the rez. As Cree tries to figure out what it might be, the bag starts to move. Cree is thrilled when the bag opens and out jumps a rez puppy!

Cree asks Auntie how to take care of the new puppy. Auntie talks to Cree about the importance of dogs in their culture. They are our relatives, she explains, and need to be well taken care of. Cree decides she will name her new puppy "Atim", the Nehiyaw word for dog.

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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781772603446
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Second Story Press
Publication date
September 19, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
JUV030090 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Canada - Native Canadian
Library of Congress categories
Human-animal relationships
Fiction
Dogs
Picture books
Social life and customs
Aunts
Puppies
Gifts
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs
Indigenous peoples
Livres d'images
Romans
Chiots
Second Story Press Indigenous Writing Contest
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