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by Randy Morin (Author), Shaniqua Ndiaye (Illustrator), Sophie Morgan (Translator)
This book follows different characters called the Number People who live in the Indigenous community of akihcikan askiy. They reside on their native land alongside many different animals, including turtles, squirrels, and owls. Everyday, the Number People go on a new adventure! Moving from house to house, readers learn how the Number People live. How many things do they each have in their house? How do they spend their free time? Where does Number Four travel? What is Number Nine celebrating? While going about their day-to-day lives, the Number People learn how important it is to live with one another. When all together, they can support and help each other. Read this playful book to learn the Number People's secret formula to friendship!
Author Biography
Randy Morin is a teacher, storyteller and English-Cree translator from the Big River First Nation, Treaty Six area. He has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Indigenous Studies and Bachelor of Education Degree. He is a Member of the Literary Translators' Association of Canada and has over 10 years of experience in literary, radio and video voce-over translations from English to Cree and from Cree to English. He is a strong supporter of maintaining and teaching of Cree language and culture, and shares his knowledge in his community in Saskatoon, SK.
Sophie J. Morgan is an author and translator from Aurora, Ontario. She has completed her BA degree in Professional Writing and French at York University and MA degree at the University of Waterloo. Her first book Contradictions was published in 2015 in English and translated to French in 2017. She has been teaching French and English, involved in several linguistics research projects, and contributed to various literary blogs. As a literary translator, she has previously translated six books from English to French.
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