Encounter - by Brittany Luby (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Awakened gently by Sun, Sailor sets off to explore new lands where he meets Fisher, and although they speak and dress differently, they find they have much in common. Includes author's note about the first encounter between a European explorer and a Native North American.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A 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 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling illustrator and Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade</b> <p/>Based on the real journal kept by French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1534, <i>Encounter</i> 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. <p/>This 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. <i>Encounter</i> 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. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Eye-catching illustrations</b> and a low-key but <b>thought-provoking story</b> could stimulate group sharing about ways we interact with people from other cultures.--<i><b>Booklist</b></i><br><br><b>The illustrations are gorgeous and achingly rendered</b>. The author, Brittany Luby, is of Anishinaabe descent and the illustrator, Michaela Goade, is Tlingit. <b>Together they have created a standout.</b>--<i><b>New York Times Book Review</b></i><br><br>*...needs to be shared.--<i><b>School Library Connection, starred review</b></i><br><br>Luby's (Anishinaabe) creative reimagining of historical events is brought to life by Goade's (Tlingit) vibrant multimedia illustrations, which weave Fisher and Sailor brilliantly into their jewel-toned surroundings.--<i><b>Kirkus</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Brittany Luby</b> (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. <p/><b>Michaela Goade </b>(Tlingit) is an award-winning designer and illustrator. She has illustrated a number of picture books including <i>Shanyaak'utlaax: Salmon Boy</i>, winner of the 2018 American Indian Youth Literature Best Picture Book Award, and the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling and Caldecott Award-winning book, <i>We Are Water Protectors</i>. She lives in Juneau, Alaska.
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