A new children鈥檚 book series featuring Syilx artists is now available in Okanagan school districts.
The En鈥檕wkin Centre, Theytus books and the Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen (RDOS) have announced the publication of a series of four new children鈥檚 books entitled Follow the Water.
The Follow the Water Series was written by Harron Hall BA, with illustrations by Syilx artists Shianna Allison, Ron Hall, Phyllis Isaac BA and Bill Cohen PhD.
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The Follow the Water K-5 Curriculum Project is a two-year initiative spearheaded by the En鈥檕wkin Centre and RDOS to create Syilx science-based resources.
The focus of the series is Syilx water perspectives and how they relate to healthy eco-systems. Syilx Traditional Ecological Knowledge Keepers provided the expertise to produce these educational materials that can be used in classrooms valley-wide.
The series includes:
- i蕯 siw涩kw nkwancin蓹m k虝蓹l suli蕯 (The water sings to suli蕯) for ages 5-7
- k蓹xntim s蕰anix史 k虝蓹l nix史titk史 acx史蓹l虝x史alt (We go with Muskrat to those living underwater) for ages 7-9
- sk涩p鈥檒k鈥檓itkw (The Water Changeling) for ages 9-10
- k史u鈥縞虝蓹x虒史蓹ntim t蓹l stunx isck鈥櫴穟ls (Lessons from Beaver鈥檚 Work) for ages 10-11
In the coming months, En鈥檕wkin Centre and the RDOS will host a series of 鈥淔ollow the Water鈥� classroom presentations from Kindergarten to Grade 5. A teacher鈥檚 resource guide is also being published to complement the series and will be made available to Okanagan school districts.
The launch is set for Feb. 5, 2021 at 3 p.m. via Zoom. To receive a meeting invitation, contact graham@theytus.com
Find out full details about the books and to pre-order your copies, visit theytus.com.
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