Description
Written by Randy Morin is a teacher, storyteller and English-Cree translator from the Big River First Nation, Treaty Six area and translated from English by Sophie J. Morgan, an author and translator from Aurora, Ontario. Shaniqua Ndiaye is an emerging Canadian digital media artist and illustrator, originally from Senegal.
This book follows different characters called the Number People who live in the Indigenous community of akihcikan askiy. They reside on their native land alongside many different animals, including turtles, squirrels, and owls. Everyday, the Number People go on a new adventure! Moving from house to house, readers learn how the Number People live. How many things do they each have in their house? How do they spend their free time? Where does Number Four travel? What is Number Nine celebrating? While going about their day-to-day lives, the Number People learn how important it is to live with one another. When all together, they can support and help each other. Read this playful book to learn the Number People's secret formula to friendship! Also available in French.
This book contains 20 illustrations. Audience: Ages 3-5.