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Kookum's Red Shoes
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

2011
Book > Children's Book
Creators
Eyvindson, Peter
Contributors
Dawson, Sheldon
Description
"The legacy of the residential schools is conveyed with respect and imagination in this illustrated story for young readers. As the elderly Kookum remembers the experiences in her youth that changed her life forever, we see what was lost in her life, and how goodness persisted"--publisher's website.

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Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
9781894717540; 1894717546
Statement of Responsibility
written by Peter Eyvindson ; illustrated by Sheldon Dawson.
Publication Information
Winnipeg : Pemmican Publications
Physical Description
[32] pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 23 cm
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