Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Misaabe tells great stories--about trolls and x-ray glasses and secret agents and his super-exciting life. But is real life so bad?
Misaabe's Stories 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
Misaabe tells great stories -- about trolls, and x-ray glasses, and secret agents, and his super-exciting life. But is real life so bad? 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
Misaabe tells great stories--about trolls, and x-ray glasses, and secret agents, and his super-exciting life. But is real life so bad?
Misaabe's Stories is one book in The Seven Teachings Stories series. Great ideas for using this book in your classroom can be found in the Teacher's Guide for The Seven Teachings Stories.
Synopsis
Misaabe tells great stories--stories about saving a city from giant green trolls, reading supersonic books with x-ray glasses, and how his dad is a secret agent fighting bad guys, and that's why he can't come to visit. When Misaabe's stories go too far, he must learn how to be honest and authentic with his friends.
An Anishinaabe child shares his talent for storytelling and learns to embrace his insecurities in this relatable story. 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.