Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Kode knows many things, but there's one thing she doesn't know: what does respect mean? Who will help her figure out the answer?
Kode's Quest(ion) is one book in The Seven Teachings Stories series. The Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe--love, wisdom, humility, courage, respect, honesty and truth--are revealed in seven stories for children. Set in urban landscapes, Indigenous children tell familiar stories about home, school and community.
Synopsis
Kode knows many things, but she doesn't know one thing: What does respect mean? Who will help her figure out the answer? The Seven Teaching of the Anishinaabe -- love, wisdom, humility, courage, respect, honesty, and truth -- are revealed in these seven stories for children. Set in an urban landscape with Indigenous children as the central characters, these stories about home and family will look familiar to all young readers.
Synopsis
Kode's class is learning about the Seven Teachings, but she's still confused about Respect. Kode asks the wisest people she knows for help--her parents, her older siblings, and her grandparents. As each person gives her a different answer, Kode learns about the many different ways we can show respect for other people, for the environment, and for ourselves.
In this story for young readers, an Anishinaabe girl explores what respect means and how to be a respectful member of a community. A pronunciation guide for the Anishnaabemowin words can be found at the back of the book.
Rich in culture and grounded in traditional knowledge, Katherena Vermette's The Seven Teachings Stories series features themes of love, wisdom, humility, courage, respect, honesty, and truth. Contemporary Indigenous children explore the Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe through stories of home and family that will look familiar to all young readers in these books for ages 3-5.