{"product_id":"gaawin-gindaaswin-ndaawsii-i-am-not-a-number-by-jenny-kay-dupuis-kathy-kacer-illustrated-by-gillian-newland-translated-by-muriel-sawyer-geraldine-mcleod","title":"Gaawin Gindaaswin Ndaawsii \/ I Am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis \u0026 Kathy Kacer, illustrated By Gillian Newland, translated By Muriel Sawyer \u0026 Geraldine McLeod","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"rte body-size-6 columns--1 aos-init aos-animate\" data-aos=\"hero\" data-aos-anchor=\"[data-section-id='template--24389540872466__d62c1825-05e1-4ba9-8344-2c677d011ee4']\" data-aos-order=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn award-winning true story from Canada's residential school past, now a dual language book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte body-size-4 columns--1 aos-init aos-animate\" data-aos=\"hero\" data-aos-anchor=\"[data-section-id='template--24389540872466__d62c1825-05e1-4ba9-8344-2c677d011ee4']\" data-aos-order=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dual language edition, in Nishnaabemwin (Ojibwe) Nbisiing dialect and English, of the award-winning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Am Not a Number\u003c\/em\u003e. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from, despite the efforts of the nuns who are in charge at the school and who tell her that she is not to use her own name but instead use the number they have assigned to her. When she goes home for summer holidays, Irene's parents decide never to send her and her brothers away again. But where will they hide? And what will happen when her parents disobey the law? Based on the life of co-author Jenny Kay Dupuis’ grandmother,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Am Not a Number\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a hugely necessary book that brings a terrible part of Canada’s history to light in a way that children can learn from and relate to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte body-size-4 aos-init aos-animate\" data-aos=\"hero\" data-aos-anchor=\"[data-section-id='template--24389540872466__e1f95e27-d519-4224-b2ea-676168465060']\" data-aos-order=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Jenny Kay Dupuis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis of Anishinaabe\/Ojibway ancestry and a proud member of Nipissing First Nation. She is an educator, researcher, artist, and speaker who works full-time supporting the advancement of Indigenous education. Jenny’s interest in her family’s past and her commitment to teaching about Indigenous issues through literature drew her to co-write\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am Not a Number\u003c\/em\u003e, her first children’s book. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathy Kacer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s books have won a number of awards, including the Silver Birch and the Jewish Book Award. A former psychologist, Kathy now travels the globe speaking to children and adults about the importance of keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive. Kathy lives in Toronto with her family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Illustrator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGillian Newland\u003c\/strong\u003e has illustrated a variety of publications ranging from magazine editorial to children's books. She finds most of her inspiration to draw outside of her studio and can often be found sketching her fellow customers at Starbucks or the animals at the zoo. Gillian lives in Toronto.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Booktique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67888537370684,"sku":null,"price":14.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4879\/8012\/files\/9781772600995_9d3eaffd-0e28-4a76-9427-2ad7f263ddee.webp?v=1793546448","url":"https:\/\/www.booktique.ca\/products\/gaawin-gindaaswin-ndaawsii-i-am-not-a-number-by-jenny-kay-dupuis-kathy-kacer-illustrated-by-gillian-newland-translated-by-muriel-sawyer-geraldine-mcleod","provider":"Booktique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}