Pakwa Che Menisu
A young boy spends a summer day picking wild blueberries with his grandmother in this beautiful new picture book by award-winning illustrator Julie Flett. Exploring the important tradition of berry-picking, the story is written completely in the Cree language.
This book is set in n-dialect, also known as Swampy Cree from the Cross Lake, Norway House area. A syllabics pronunciation guide is available at the end of this book.
An edition of Wild Berries written in both English & n-dialect Cree from the Cumberland House area is also available, published by Simply Read Books.
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Pakwa Che Menisu
A young boy spends a summer day picking wild blueberries with his grandmother in this beautiful new picture book by award-winning illustrator Julie Flett. Exploring the important tradition of berry-picking, the story is written completely in the Cree language.
This book is set in n-dialect, also known as Swampy Cree from the Cross Lake, Norway House area. A syllabics pronunciation guide is available at the end of this book.
An edition of Wild Berries written in both English & n-dialect Cree from the Cumberland House area is also available, published by Simply Read Books.
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Pakwa Che Menisu

Pakwa Che Menisu

Pakwa Che Menisu

Pakwa Che Menisu

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Overview

A young boy spends a summer day picking wild blueberries with his grandmother in this beautiful new picture book by award-winning illustrator Julie Flett. Exploring the important tradition of berry-picking, the story is written completely in the Cree language.
This book is set in n-dialect, also known as Swampy Cree from the Cross Lake, Norway House area. A syllabics pronunciation guide is available at the end of this book.
An edition of Wild Berries written in both English & n-dialect Cree from the Cumberland House area is also available, published by Simply Read Books.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781897476918
Publisher: Simply Read Books
Publication date: 08/01/2013
Edition description: Bilingual
Pages: 32
Product dimensions: 7.60(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)
Language: Cree
Age Range: 2 - 8 Years

About the Author

Julie Flett studied Fine Arts at Concordia University and Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. She is the recipient of the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize and nominee for the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature for her book for Owls See Clearly at Night (Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer): A Michif Alphabet (L’alfabet di Michif). Julie is Cree-Me´tis, and currently lives in Vancouver, BC.

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