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2019 Nominee

Turtle Island: The Story of North America’s First People

Written by Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy Lowinger.
Published in 2017 by Annick Press.

Unlike most books that chronicle the history of Native peoples beginning with the arrival of Europeans in 1492, this book goes back to the Ice Age to give young readers a glimpse of what life was like pre-contact. The title, Turtle Island, refers to a Native myth that explains how North and Central America were formed on the back of a turtle. Based on archeological finds and scientific research, we now have a clearer picture of how the Indigenous people lived. Using that knowledge, the authors take the reader back as far as 14,000 years ago to imagine moments in time.

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One thought on “Turtle Island: The Story of North America’s First People

  1. Hillhurst

    Turtle Island is a nonfiction book that tells you about First Nations and North America. Unlike most books, it starts during the ice age instead of when the Europeans arrived. I would recommend this to 8-15-year-olds who want to learn more about First Nations or where they came from.


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