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When I was Eight

In When I was Eight, Inuit Olemaun /Margaret tells of the year she leaves her arctic home to attend boarding school. In spite of numerous obstacles she triumphantly learns to read. Evocative poetic language and stylized watercolor and gauche paintings bring the characters’ contrasting emotions to life.

Author: 
Fenton-Jordan, Christy and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
Illustrator: 
Gabrielle Grimard
Publisher: 
Annick Press
ISBN: 
978-1554514908
Recommendation: 
This is a younger reader's version of the author's Fatty Legs, Powerful and highly recommended.
Copyright Date: 
2013
Cover Picture: 
Genre: 
Biography, Picture Book
Themes: 
Boarding School, Determination, Perserverence, Literacy

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