This book is a moving look into an injustice that continues to have ramifications for First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples." - Canadian Children's Book News "Gillian Newland's sombre illustrations, done with a muted palette of greys, greens and browns, beautifully capture the written words. Highly recommended for elementary and public libraries." - Goodminds "This is a special picture book that brings the truthfulness of oral history to an elementary audience. "To any one looking for a book to teach children about the history of residential schools I Am Not A Number is without hesitation a very powerful and historical teaching tool." - Anishinabek News “This well done, empathetic historical book is highly recommended for all collections.” - Booklist, starred review ![]() It opens the door for them to ask questions about the subject and the story is relatable in a way they can follow." - Residential School Magazine " I Am Not a Number is perfect to get the conversation about residential schools started with your children. "A moving glimpse into a not-very-long-past injustice." - Kirkus Reviews Selected by the Co-operative Children's Book Center CCBC Choices 2017 Selected by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) 2017 Notable Children's Books - Middle Readers Now available in a dual-language edition (Nishnaabemwin (Ojibwe) Nbisiing dialect - English)Ģ018 Red Cedar Award for Information Book Winner - British Columbia's Young Readers' Choice AwardĢ018 Hackmatack Award Winner - Atlantic Children's Choice Book AwardĢ017 Diamond Willow Award Winner - Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Award (SYRCA)Ģ016 Selection American Indians in Children's Literature Best Books of the YearĢ018 Silver Birch Express Award Finalist - Ontario Library Association's Forest of ReadingĢ018 Rocky Mountain Book Award Finalist - Alberta's Children's Choice Book AwardĢ017 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award Finalist - TD Canadian Children's Book AwardsĢ017 Information Book Award Finalist - Children's Literature Roundtables of CanadaĢ017 Selection Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the YearĢ016 Selection The Ontario Library Association's Best Bets - Junior Nonfiction But where will they hide? And what will happen when her parents disobey the law?īased on the life of co-author Jenny Kay Dupuis’ grandmother, I Am Not a Number is a hugely necessary book that brings a terrible part of Canada’s history to light in a way that children can learn from and relate to. ![]() When she goes home for summer holidays, Irene's parents decide never to send her and her brothers away again. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from, despite the efforts of the nuns who are in charge at the school and who tell her that she is not to use her own name but instead use the number they have assigned to her. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. By Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer and Illustrated by Gillian NewlandĪ true and personal story of Canada's residential school past.
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