{"product_id":"my-street-remembers-9781773066356","title":"My Street Remembers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many footsteps have walked your street in the past? \u003cem\u003eMy Street Remembers\u003c\/em\u003e peels back the history of one city street in North America to reveal the greater story of the land on which we live.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story begins 14,000 years ago, when mammoths roamed the icefields, and the First Peoples followed their trail. Historically accurate illustrations show the lives of their descendants over thousands of years as they hunted and gathered food, built homes and celebrated together, until the 1600s, when Europeans arrived with settlers in their wake.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn lyrical text, the street remembers agreements to live in peace, the efforts of the British to take the land with unfair treaties, and the conflict and suffering that followed. The street recalls its naming, paving and the waves of immigrants who called it home. Illustrations of recent times depict Canada's apology to Indigenous Peoples and efforts toward Truth and Reconciliation, including a march with a banner that reads: Every Child Matters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis rich collaboration between author Karen Krossing, of White settler descent, and Anishinaabe artist Cathie Jamieson ends with a question that readers anywhere can ask--what does your street remember?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eauthor's note\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ebibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ecaptions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eexplanation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efacts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eflags\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efurther information\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehistorical context\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehistorical note\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eillustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eillustrator's notes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003esources\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etimeline\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003evignettes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewriting inspiration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJamieson, Cathie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCATHIE JAMIESON\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Anishinaabe artist from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation with Haudenosaunee family ties to Six Nations. Her multidisciplinary art is based on storytelling from her Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee identity. Themes in her work include history, the Dream Realm, traditional dancing, Clan Systems, natural elements, landscapes, figures, sounds and abstract forms. She now lives on Manitoulin Island in Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, where she practices land-based living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKrossing, Karen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKAREN KROSSING\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author of settler heritage who has written thirteen books for kids and teens, including the picture books \u003cem\u003eOne Tiny Bubble\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSour Cakes\u003c\/em\u003e, and the novels \u003cem\u003eMonster vs. Boy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePunch Like a Girl\u003c\/em\u003e. She has twice won the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award and has been a finalist for the Ontario Library Association White Pine Award, among other honors. She holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and she's on faculty at Whale Rock Literary Workshops. Karen lives in Toronto, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580121973010,"sku":"9781773066356","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_56e3e137-d928-4b7e-aecb-e5f0f46bd37a.jpg?v=1756206350","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-street-remembers-9781773066356","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}