Here is an assortment of print books recently added to our curriculum collection and ready for use.

 A day with Yayah /Nicola I. Campbell, words ; Julie Flett, pictures. On an outing in Nicola Valley a First Nations family forages for herbs and mushrooms while the grandmother passes down her language and knowledge to her young grandchildren. Includes glossary.

 A magical sturgeon /Joseph Dandurand ; illustrations by Elinor Atkins. Written and illustrated in the tradition of the Kwantlen people, Dandurand’s second book is an endearing tale of two sisters and their connection with nature. In the water sat a sturgeon, born there, so they say, thousands of years ago, though the sturgeon themselves have been here for two hundred million years. The story is told with grace and simplicity by a master storyteller in the great tradition of the Kwantlen people.

 Be a good ancestor /Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince ; illustrated by Carla Joseph. Thought-provoking stanzas encourage readers of all ages to consider they ways in which they live in connection to the world around them and encourages them to think deeply about their behaviors. Rooted in Indigenous teachings, the message delivered by the authors is universal, be a good ancestor to the world around you.

 Orca Chief /Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd ; illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers. Thousands of years ago in the village of Kitkatla, four hunters leave home in the spring to harvest seaweed and sockeye. When they arrive at their fishing grounds, exhaustion makes them lazy and they throw their anchor overboard without care for the damage it might do to marine life or the sea floor. When Orca Chief discovers what the hunters have done, he sends his most powerful orca warriors to bring the men and their boat to his house. The men beg forgiveness for their ignorance and lack of respect, and Orca Chief compassionately sends them out with his pod to show them how to sustainably harvest the ocean’s resources.

 The girl who loved the birds /Joseph Dandurand ; illustrations by Elinor Atkins. The Girl Who Loved the Birds is the tender children’s story of a young Kwantlen girl who shares her life with the birds of the island she calls home. Collecting piles of sticks and moss for the builders of nests, sharing meals with the eagles and owls, the girl forms a lifelong bond with her feathered friends, and soon they begin to return her kindness.