The Drum Calls Softly

The Drum Calls Softly
Title The Drum Calls Softly PDF eBook
Author David Bouchard
Publisher
Pages 32
Release 2008
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 9780889954212

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Using text in both English and Cree, presents the round dance, a celebration of the seasons, and describes how the dance connects the Cree people to the natural world around them.

Pokko and the Drum

Pokko and the Drum
Title Pokko and the Drum PDF eBook
Author Matthew Forsythe
Publisher Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages 64
Release 2019-10-01
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1481480391

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Four starred reviews! A Today Show Best Book of the Year An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 From E.B. White Read Aloud honor artist Matthew Forsythe comes an “extraordinary” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) picture book about a magical drum, an emerald forest, and the little frog who dares to make her own music. The biggest mistake Pokko’s parents ever made was giving her the drum. When Pokko takes the drum deep into the forest it is so quiet, so very quiet that Pokko decides to play. And before she knows it she is joined by a band of animals —first the raccoon, then the rabbit, then the wolf—and soon the entire forest is following her. Will Pokko hear her father’s voice when he calls her home? Pokko and the Drum is a story about art, persistence, and a family of frogs living in a mushroom.

When We Were Alone

When We Were Alone
Title When We Were Alone PDF eBook
Author David A. Robertson
Publisher Portage & Main Press
Pages 24
Release 2017-02-13
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1553796969

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When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother’s garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story about a difficult time in history, and, ultimately, one of empowerment and strength. Also available in a bilingual Swampy Cree/English edition. When We Were Alone won the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award in the Young People's Literature (Illustrated Books) category, and was nominated for the TD Canadian's Children's Literature Award.

New Orleans Jazz and Second Line Drumming

New Orleans Jazz and Second Line Drumming
Title New Orleans Jazz and Second Line Drumming PDF eBook
Author Herlin Riley
Publisher Alfred Music Publishing
Pages 124
Release 1995
Genre Drum
ISBN 9780897249218

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This book is based on performances and transcriptions from the DCI music videos Herlin Riley: Ragtime & beyond, and Johnny Vidacovich: Street beats modern applications. Additional interviews and essays on: Baby Dodds, Vernel Fournier, Ed Blackwell, James Black and Freddie Kohlman, Smokey Johnson, David Lee, and bassist Bill Huntington.

Nokum is My Teacher

Nokum is My Teacher
Title Nokum is My Teacher PDF eBook
Author Dave Bouchard
Publisher Calgary : Northern Lights Books for Children
Pages 32
Release 2007
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 9780889953673

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Parallel text in English and Cree presents a poetic conversation between a boy and his grandmother as they discuss the importance of reading and how to blend life outside the reservation with Cree skills and traditions.

The Painted Drum

The Painted Drum
Title The Painted Drum PDF eBook
Author Louise Erdrich
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 306
Release 2009-10-13
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0061748870

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“Haunted and haunting. . . . With fearlessness and humility, in a narrative that flows more artfully than ever between destruction and rebirth, Erdrich has opened herself to possibilities beyond what we merely see—to the dead alive and busy, to the breath of trees and the souls of wolves—and inspires readers to open their hearts to these mysteries as well.”— Washington Post Book World From the author of the National Book Award Winner The Round House, Louise Erdrich's breathtaking, lyrical novel of a priceless Ojibwe artifact and the effect it has had on those who have come into contact with it over the years. While appraising the estate of a New Hampshire family descended from a North Dakota Indian agent, Faye Travers is startled to discover a rare moose skin and cedar drum fashioned long ago by an Ojibwe artisan. And so begins an illuminating journey both backward and forward in time, following the strange passage of a powerful yet delicate instrument, and revealing the extraordinary lives it has touched and defined. Compelling and unforgettable, Louise Erdrich's Painted Drum explores the often-fraught relationship between mothers and daughters, the strength of family, and the intricate rhythms of grief with all the grace, wit, and startling beauty that characterizes this acclaimed author's finest work.

I am Raven

I am Raven
Title I am Raven PDF eBook
Author David Bouchard
Publisher Crow Cottage Publishing
Pages 37
Release 2015-10-12
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1987848187

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A great, kind and wise chief decides to erect a new totem pole. Knowing that he will soon die, the chief wants the pole to be representative of him but also to reflect the importance of others in his life. A series of birds and animals then try to convince the chief that their image should be carved into the chief’s totem pole.