{"product_id":"sometimes-i-feel-like-a-fox-9781773061177","title":"Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChildren's love for animals and disguise come together in this award-winning introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals, young children explain why they identify with different creatures such as a deer, beaver or moose. Delightful illustrations show the children wearing masks representing their chosen animal, while the few lines of text on each page work as a series of simple poems throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a brief author's note, Danielle Daniel explains the importance of totem animals in Anishinaabe culture and how they can also act as animal guides for young children seeking to understand themselves and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eauthor's note\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.K.7\u003cbr\u003eWith prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4\u003cbr\u003eIdentify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4\u003cbr\u003eDescribe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7\u003cbr\u003eExplain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2\u003cbr\u003eDetermine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7\u003cbr\u003eAnalyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel, Danielle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDANIELLE DANIEL\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator of Algonquin, French and Scottish descent. Her picture books include \u003cem\u003eOnce in a Blue Moon\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Marilyn Baillie Award, shortlisted for the 2017 Blue Spruce Award, First Nation Communities Reads Award, a 2019 Prix Peuplier finalist for the French edition, and a Best 100 title at the New York Public Library. She holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia and lives in the traditional territory of the Atikameksheng Anishnaabeg (Sudbury, Ontario).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582200058130,"sku":"9781773061177","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_49e7435a-26c2-4f2f-b704-0ab77572d6e3.jpg?v=1732019739","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sometimes-i-feel-like-a-fox-9781773061177","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}