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The boy who walked backwards Cover Image Book Book

The boy who walked backwards / by Ben Sures ; illustrated by Nicole Marie Burton.

Sures, Ben, 1967- (author.). Burton, Nicole Marie, (illustrator). Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre, (issuing body.).

Summary:

"A children's storybook about a young Ojibway boy, Leo, and his family-centred, traditional upbringing on Serpent River First Nation. Leo's life turns to darkness when forced to attend residential school. Back home for Christmas, Leo uses inspiration from an Ojibway childhood game to remain with his loving family."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781927849491
  • ISBN: 1927849497
  • Physical Description: 44 unnumbered pages : color illustrations; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba : Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc., [2018].

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the author's song The boy who walked backwards through the snow.

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Subject: Ojibwa > Juvenile fiction.
Off-reservation boarding schools > Juvenile fiction.
Indigenous peoples > Juvenile fiction.
Residential schools > Juvenile fiction.
Aboriginal Canadians.
Ojibwa > Residential schools.
Genre: Juvenile non-fiction.
Children's books.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Lansdowne Library PZ 7.1 S874 BO 2018 (Text) 26040003407448 Main Collection Volume hold Available -

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