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Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome
Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome | Nancy Cooper
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Busy beavers have a family reunion in this story that celebrates Indigenous perspectivesIt's a special day for Amik the beaver and her little sister, Nishiime. Their cousins are coming to visit! Amik is excited, but Nishiime feels nervous about meeting new people, and when the cousins finally arrive, Nishiime disappears.Lively, immersive illustrations show Amik and her cousins as they search the woods for Nishiime. Each creature they encounter, introduced to readers using their Anishinaabe names, reveals how beavers help the forest community. A fish thanks them for digging canals in the mud that they swim through. A deer thanks the beavers for cutting down trees so they can reach the tastiest leaves. None of the creatures have seen Nishiime, but keen-eyed kids will have spotted her hiding in the background throughout the story.Eventually, Nishiime returns to the group, having overcome her shyness by learning an important lesson: despite being from different places, the beavers are all united by the ways they support the forest ecosystem. With the perfect blend of fact and fun, this salute to the industrious beaver is also an energetic celebration of Indigenous perspectives, languages, and diversity.
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4⭐️ This is a simple story of one family meeting their cousins from a far off distance. This is an indigenous story from the anishinnabe people. The story is simple but the inclusion of the indigenous words and the indigenous art style is very helpful in projecting the heart of the story

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