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The good luck cat book cover

The good luck cat

Joy Harjo

jE Harjo
Read Woke, Picture Books, Animals

Because her good luck cat Woogie has already used up eight of his nine lives in narrow escapes from disaster, a Native American girl worries when he disappears.

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This is US Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo's, only picture book, and it is lovely. -Casey

Black bear red fox : colours in Cree book cover

Black bear red fox : colours in Cree

Julie Flett

jBOARD BOOK Flett
Read Woke, Board Books, Animals

A book demonstrating colors in English as well as in Cree, along with the pronunciation.

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Bowwow powwow : bagosenjige-niimi'idim book cover

Bowwow powwow : bagosenjige-niimi'idim

Brenda J. Child

jE Child
Read Woke, Picture Books, Animals

"When Uncle and Windy Girl attend a powwow, Windy watches the dancers and listens to the singers. She eats tasty food and joins family and friends around the campfire. Later, Windy falls asleep under the stars. Uncle's stories inspire visions in her head: a bowwow powwow, where all the dancers are dogs. In these magical scenes, Windy sees veterans in a Grand Entry, and a visiting drum group, and traditional dancers, grass dancers, and jingle-dress dancers--all with telltale ears and paws and tails. All celebrating in song and dance. All attesting to the wonder of the powwow."--Provided by publisher.

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This book is a celebration! Don't miss the fun. -Casey

First laugh : welcome, baby! book cover

First laugh : welcome, baby!

Rose Ann Tahe

eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books

A Navajo family welcomes a new baby into the family with love and ceremony, eagerly waiting for that first special laugh. Includes brief description of birth customs in different cultures.

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A beautiful custom, and book--sweet from start to finish. -Casey

At the mountain's base book cover

At the mountain's base

Traci Sorell

jE Sorell
Read Woke, Picture Books

"At the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family -- loving, weaving, cooking, and singing. The strength in their song sustains them through trials on the ground and in the sky, as they wait for their loved one, a pilot, to return from war."--Amazon.

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Fry bread : A Native American Family Story book cover

Fry bread : A Native American Family Story

Kevin Noble Maillard

eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books

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This one has it all! Fabulous rhyming text, wonderful illustrations, and a wealth of backmatter make this a perfect book for sharing in groups or one on one. -Casey

I, Matthew Henson : polar explorer book cover

I, Matthew Henson : polar explorer

Carole Boston Weatherford

jBIOGRAPHY Henson, Matthew Alexander
Black Lives Matter, Black History, Read Woke, Picture Books, Biographies

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The golden girls of Rio book cover

The golden girls of Rio

Nikkolas Smith

jE Smith
Black Lives Matter, Read Woke, Picture Books, Biographies

The women athletes of the 2016 Summer Olympics captivated the world: Simon Biles, the most decorated American gymnast of all time; Katie Ledecky, who shattered swimming records in multiple events; Michelle Carter, the first American gold medalist in shot put; Simone Manuel, the first African American woman to medal in individual swimming. Their accomplishments amazed us, as did their personal stories of persistence and hard work. [This book] focuses on the paths to glory for these women athletes, how they got their start and rose to meteoric heights in the Rio games. The other swimming and gymnastic teammates are included in the story as well. An inspiring story, bursting with color and action and life, that will make you smile to see these champion athletes as little girls, and to revisit their triumphs in achieving Olympic gold.

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The books takes a look back at the 2016 Olympics and the amazing achievements of female Olympians, including Simone Biles and Simone Manuel. These women rocked the world and just might do it again in Tokyo! -Casey