And this made us happy. [David Alexander Robertson; Julie Flett] -- When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things about her grandmother that make her curious. Also available in a bilingual Swampy Cree/English edition! Also Available in Item #85V1 in Celebrating Diversity; Club Leo.
It’s a quiet and subtle handling of the topic. Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? The art and story are a good match.
Great ideas for using this book with young children can be found in the Parent/Teacher Guide for When We Were Alone. Item #73R1 in Club Leo.
—Richard Van Camp, Author, Spare, poetic, and moving, this Cree heritage story makes a powerful impression. Everything they were not allowed to do was to make them like everyone else (in other words, like white people), but the children fought back in small ways by doing the forbidden things when they were alone.
When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother’s garden, she begins to notice things about her grandmother that make her curious. When We Were Alone is a story about a difficult time in history, and, ultimately, one of empowerment and strength. When We Were Alone is a story about a difficult time in history and, ultimately, a story of empowerment and strength. If you receive an error message, please contact your library for help. “Both are equally terrifying.” Much science fiction of the last century has assumed the second of Clarke’s terrifying possibilities, that we are not alone — that the cosmos is […] —Kirkus Reviews, Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Awards – Illustrated Books, Finalist for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award Images. When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson illustrated by Julie Flett. I’m a writer and artist, with a focus on science fiction and fantasy. The Ladybird Book of the Zombie Apocalypse – Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris. When We Were Alone is a story about a difficult time in history and, ultimately, a story of empowerment and strength. This could be something to discuss with readers after finishing the book. Genre: Children’s Contemporary Fiction / Picture Book Bravo! Also available in a bilingual Swampy Cree/English edition. All readers will connect with how Nókom lives in celebration of colors, her long hair, her language, and, most of all, her family. The girl doesn’t face being taken away from her family and community, but she lives in a world where most people in the media will be white, and someone like her kókom is seen as different.
The pictures look like collages, with additional painting and drawing for detail and texture. A young girl helps her kókom (grandmother) in the garden. She asks her kókom questions, and the answers go back to the time when her kókom was sent away to school. Of speculative fiction, reviews and random tangents, First Published: 1st March, 2017 Please add your card again, or add a different card. —Booklist, a starred review, A quiet story…of love and resistance.… Flett’s collage illustrations, with their simplicity and earthy colors, are soulful and gentle…. I blog about books, games, writing, and anything else that catches my interest. Important Notice about Copyrighted Materials. —The Horn Book Magazine, a starred review, When We Were Alone is exquisite and stunning, for the power conveyed by the words Robertson wrote, and for the illustrations that Flett created. You will be sent an email with instructions to download the file. The focus is on the attempts to stop the children from practising their culture. If you're still having trouble, follow these steps to sign in. The story of the school is told through the young girl asking questions, such as asking why her kókom has long hair, and being told about the school cutting the children’s hair. Add it now to start borrowing from the collection. Available: Amazon.com | Amazon UK. But sometimes in the fall, when we were alone, and the leaves had turned to their warm autumn hues, we would roll around on the ground. Important Notice about Copyrighted Materials.