{"product_id":"encounter-hardcover-1","title":"Encounter - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrittany Luby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichaela Goade\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful imagining by two Native creators of a first encounter between two very different people that celebrates our ability to acknowledge difference and find common ground--with art by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling illustrator and Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the real journal kept by French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1534, \u003ci\u003eEncounter\u003c\/i\u003e imagines a first meeting between a French sailor and a Stadaconan fisher. As they navigate their differences, the wise animals around them note their similarities, illuminating common ground. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis extraordinary imagining by Brittany Luby, Professor of Indigenous History, is paired with stunning art by Michaela Goade, winner of 2018 American Indian Youth Literature Best Picture Book Award. \u003ci\u003eEncounter\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous telling from two Indigenous creators that invites readers to reckon with the past, and to welcome, together, a future that is yet unchartered. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrittany Luby\u003c\/b\u003e (Anishinaabe-kwe) is the many great-granddaughter of Chief Kawitaskung, a leader who negotiated the North-West Angle Treaty of 1873. With a pen stroke, Kawitaskung agreed to share parts of what is now northwestern Ontario with settlers and their descendants. Because of her many great-grandfather, Brittany believes that words are a powerful tool. Brittany writes for social justice and is an assistant professor of history at Guelph University in Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichaela Goade \u003c\/b\u003e(Tlingit) is an award-winning designer and illustrator. She has illustrated a number of picture books including \u003ci\u003eShanyaak'utlaax: Salmon Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2018 American Indian Youth Literature Best Picture Book Award, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and Caldecott Award-winning book, \u003ci\u003eWe Are Water Protectors\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Juneau, Alaska.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.3 x 10.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Encounter\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42176760512647,"sku":"9780316449182","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/15138276359804728e475b3e07ebfc03.webp?v=1733392336","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/encounter-hardcover-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}