Mi'kmaw moons : a first lunar calendar

Title
Mi'kmaw moons : a first lunar calendar

Personal Author EPSB
Loretta, Gould

Summary
"This board book presents the months of the Mi'kmaw lunar calendar to very young children and their parents. Mi'kmaw artist Loretta Gould's art illustrates each of the 12 Mi'kmaw moons through the changing seasons in Mi'kma'ki. Each month is named after events in the natural world -- from Snow Blinding Time through Frogs Croaking Time and Berry Ripening Time. Each month's illustration is accompanied by its name in Mi'kmaw and English"--

Year Published
2024

Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 17 cm

Note
On board pages.
 
Title from cover.

Subject
Lunar calendars -- Canada, Eastern.
 
Seasons -- Canada, Eastern.
 
Traditional ecological knowledge -- Canada, Eastern.
 
Mi'kmaq -- Social life and customs.

Geographic Term
Moon -- Phases.

Summary
"This board book presents the months of the Mi'kmaw lunar calendar to very young children and their parents. Mi'kmaw artist Loretta Gould's art illustrates each of the 12 Mi'kmaw moons through the changing seasons in Mi'kma'ki. Each month is named after events in the natural world -- from Snow Blinding Time through Frogs Croaking Time and Berry Ripening Time. Each month's illustration is accompanied by its name in Mi'kmaw and English"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN
9781459507456

Publisher
Halifax, Nova Scotia : Formac Publishing Company Limited, [2024]
 
©2024


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
BissetTR 523.3 GOUBook30276000414946Teacher Materials