Shi-shi-etko

Shi-shi-etko

Campbell, Nicola. Shi Shi Etko.  Groundwood, 2005.
A little girl is taught by her mother, father and grandmother how to remember her home and her culture before she is taken away on a cattle truck to residential school. Astonishingly beautiful illustrations accompany this story full of five senses details. 

A lesson plan for Shi-shi-etko HERE

More stories of aboriginal people HERE

Picture book memoirs HERE

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Stories for learning writing skills HERE

Tips on writing about your own memories HERE 

A planning sheet for writing about a memory HERE

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