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Keepunumuk : Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving story  Cover Image Book Book

Keepunumuk : Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving story / Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, and Alexis Bunten ; illustrated by Garry Meeches Sr.

Summary:

"Wampanoag children listen as their grandmother tells them the story about how Weeâchumun (the wise Corn) asked local Native Americans to show the newcomers how to grow food to yield a good harvest--Keepunumuk--in 1621"-- provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781623542900
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
  • Publisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge Publishing, [2022]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 3-7. Charlesbridge Publishing.
Grades K-1. Charlesbridge Publishing.
Subject: Thanksgiving Day > Juvenile fiction.
Thanksgiving Day > Juvenile fiction.
Wampanoag Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Wampanoag Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Native Americans > North America > Juvenile fiction.
Indians of North America > Massachusetts > Juvenile fiction.
Pilgrims (New England colonists) > Juvenile fiction.
Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) > Juvenile fiction.
Thanksgiving Day > Fiction.
Thanksgiving Day > Fiction.
Wampanoag Indians > Fiction.
Wampanoag Indians > Fiction.
Native Americans > North America > Fiction.
Indians of North America > Massachusetts > Fiction.
Pilgrims (New England colonists) > Fiction.
Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) > Fiction.

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  • Danielle Greendeer is a citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Nation and works in the areas of tribal governance, cultural perpetuation, and food sovereignty. She lives in Mashpee.
  • Anthony Perry is a Chickasaw citizen and author of Chula the Fox, an award-winning middle-grade historical-fiction book. He lives in London.
  • Alexis Bunten, Yu'pik and Unangan, authored the award-winning nonfiction book, So How Long Have You Been Native? Life as an Alaska Native Tour Guide. She lives in Monterey.


  • Garry Meeches Sr. (Anishinaabe) was born on the Long Plains reserve in southern Manitoba, Canada. His style is reminiscent of the plains style of art and evokes the Eastern Woodlands tradition. He lives in Connecticut, and this is his first picture book.


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