4-8)” – Kirkus Reviews, “This radiant picture book, from Nicola I. Campbell and Julie Flett, is a story of Indigenous language reclamation. Both are seated on the ground and surrounded by dark green grass, scattered flowers, and light blue sky. As they are on their little adventure, Yayah teaches the children all about plants and which plants you can and cannot … Interlink Publishing Julie Flett is an award-winning Canadian illustrator of children’s books. Set in the Nicola Valley, British Columbia, in Canada's westernmost province, a First Nations family goes on an outing to forage for herbs and mushrooms. A group of children join their Yayah (an anglicization of the word yeye, or grandmother) to forage for mushrooms in British Columbia’s Nicola Valley. Your email address will not be published. Timeless values, such as gratitude for the earth, are seamlessly integrated. "å – Quill & Quire Northampton (Picture book. Grades 1-3.” (Booklist Reviews, 2018 March #2). Illustrations note 1 Illustrations, unspecified.
There’s also an emphasis on how the characters connect to the healing power of the earth, the wisdom of their elders, and pride in their heritage to guide them… Campbell captures the matter-of-fact cadence that wise Indigenous elders emanate with charm and subtle authenticity as Yayah calls the plants by their Nle’kepmxcin names, passing on a nearly lost language to a new generation… Flett adds to the rich themes of resilience and resurgence with her enchanting, folk-like paintings. Tradewind Books.
Nlaka’pamux, Campbell explains, is an endangered language, making the story all the more significant. 4-8)"å – Kirkus Reviews With modern children learning an elder's wisdom, this makes for a lovely day out. © 2001-2020 TeachingBooks, LLC • Last Updated Sep 29, 2020 • Made with love in Madison, WI, and Berkeley, CA, Indians of North America--British Columbia--Fiction, Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational, Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Canada - Native Canadian, Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | General, Audio Name Pronunciation with Nicola I. Campbell, Audio Name Pronunciation with Julie Flett, Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric, ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available. A Day with Yayah is a visual feast for fans of Julie Flett’s art, which just seems to get more amazing all the time.
By using a story about family and nature as a conduit to share Nle'kepmxcin, Campbell nimbly proves how the way we speak is intertwined with the rest of one's life, and why it is essential to preserve Indigenous languages with a new generation." Then readers, like the children, must make sure to articulate subsequent word uses correctly. Start with the cover, where a little girl in a yellow sweater gazes into the face of a silver-haired woman. 11 Total Resources View Text Complexity A Day with Yayah is the first collaboration for Campbell and illustrator Julie Flett (who won the 2017 Governor General’s Literary award for When We Were Alone). A Day With Yayah By Nicola I Campbell Julie Flett a day with yayah homeschool canada.
Her illustrations have also won many prestigious prizes, including the British Columbia Book Prize and the Aboriginal Literature Award. "Like many Indigenous languages, Nle'kepmxcin is considered critically endangered.
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"Campbell's (Interior Salish/Metis) quiet story weaves botanical facts with respect for the natural world, naming the plants in the Nle'kepmxcin language. A grandmother passes down her knowledge of plant life and the natural world to her young grandchildren. sao “A sparkling spring day with a rainbow-arced sky finds Nikki, Jamesie, and Lenny harvesting wild potatoes, rhubarb, celery, and lightning mushrooms with their grandmother Yayah.
Although a little pedantic, this cheerful story of a spring-day outing ultimately balances instruction and entertainment. A Day with Yayah is a book about a child named Nikki and her two friends who go plant harvesting with Nikki’s Yayah, or grandmother as we would say. “In the Nicola Valley, British Columbia, where Interior Salishan peoples live, Nikki and friends forage for wild plants with relatives, including Yayah (grandmother). "å¢ Her books have won many awards, including the TD Book Prize, the Marilyn Baillie Award and the Anskohk Aboriginal Children’s Book of the Year. The flowers pop against the dark green grass, the relative smallness of the human figures in the landscape emphasizing their relationship with nature. 11 Total Resources View Text Complexity Discover Like Books Name Pronunciation with Nicola I. Campbell; Name Pronunciation with Julie Flett; Grade; PK-2; Genre; Realistic Fiction; Cultural Area; American Indian