{"product_id":"mikmaw-moons-the-seasons-in-mikmaki-for-moons","title":"Mi'kmaw Moons - The Seasons in Mi'kma'ki - FOR-MOONS","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMi'kmaw Moons\u003cbr\u003eThe Seasons in Mi'kma'ki\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Cathy LeBlanc \u0026amp; David Chapman\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated by Loretta Gould\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis beautifully illustrated book teaches readers about the moon cycles and their relation to the natural history of Mi'kma'ki on Canada's East Coast.  Mi'kmaw Moons is presented in an 11\" x 9\" paperback format, is 56 pages long, and was published in Nov. 2022.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the Publishers:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor thousands of years, the Mi’kmaq have been closely observing the natural world and the cycles of the moon and the stars to track the passage of time. Each full moon in an annual cycle was named by the Mi’kmaq to relate to a seasonal event, such as tomcod spawning, birds laying eggs or berry ripening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the past decade Mi’kmaw Elders and Knowledge Keepers have shared stories of the traditional night sky calendar with authors Cathy LeBlanc and David Chapman. In this book Cathy relays this knowledge in stories told to her young relation Holly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach moon’s story is richly illustrated with an evocative colour painting created for this book by the noted Mi’kmaw artist Loretta Gould.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside this presentation of the Mi’kmaw time-keeping traditions, this book offers a brief history of the modern Western calendar, and some basic astronomy facts about the moon’s phases and why the seasons change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis two-eyed seeing approach takes young readers on a journey through one full year in Mi’kma’ki.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Formac Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40068988469361,"sku":"FOR-MOON","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2766\/products\/Mikmaw_Moons.jpg?v=1776459101","url":"https:\/\/khanscope.com\/en-fr\/products\/mikmaw-moons-the-seasons-in-mikmaki-for-moons","provider":"Khan Scope Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}