Miya wears orange

Titre
Miya wears orange

Wanda, John-Kehewin

Sommaire
A beautifully illustrated book that gently explores the complicated feelings a young girl experiences as she learns about tragedy and injustice. Miya loves her school and she especially loves storytime. One day, her teacher shares a story about a little girl who was taken away to a residential school. The little girl wasn't allowed to go home. Her hair was cut and she wasn't allowed to keep her favourite doll. She was taken away from her family because she was Indigenous, just like Miya! Miya worries the same thing will happen to her. Her mom tells her that Indigenous girls and boys aren't forced to leave their families anymore. Miya is relieved, but she is still sad. What can she do about these feelings?

Date de publication comme intervalle
2025

Description matérielle
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Terme de vedette-matière
Anxiety -- Fiction.
 
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Fiction.
 
Off-reservation boarding schools -- Canada -- Fiction.
 
Sadness -- Fiction.

Genre
Picture books.

Vedette secondaire auteur
Rodriguez Medina, Erika.

Résumé
A beautifully illustrated book that gently explores the complicated feelings a young girl experiences as she learns about tragedy and injustice. Miya loves her school and she especially loves storytime. One day, her teacher shares a story about a little girl who was taken away to a residential school. The little girl wasn't allowed to go home. Her hair was cut and she wasn't allowed to keep her favourite doll. She was taken away from her family because she was Indigenous, just like Miya! Miya worries the same thing will happen to her. Her mom tells her that Indigenous girls and boys aren't forced to leave their families anymore. Miya is relieved, but she is still sad. What can she do about these feelings?

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9781774921258

Informations de publication
Winnipeg, Manitoba : Highwater Press, [2025]


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
A. Blair McPhersonE KEHBook31458000309396First Nations, Métis, & Inuit Resource