"Each story — almost without exception — is positive and uplifting

who was born in the mid-19th century and lived during a chaotic time of enormous change

Concerned that human lives and the natural world are too often defined by people who are separated from the land and its inhabitants

a future is built

Rosalie begins to confront the past

Nursery Rhymes for Anishinaabe Children and Their Families louise "Each story — almost withoutA Coloring Book of Teachings and Pictures, English and Ojibwe Words and Rhymes. The other day we were thinking about how we teach young children to read. We know that, just like learning a language, it begins in the home. It's on the knee of a loved one. It's with the love and teachings of a family that the child grows strong and gets ready for school. Parents and grandparents, older siblings, and other relatives and friends can all help in this task.