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When I was eight

Jordan-Fenton, Christy. (Author). Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret (Added Author). Grimard, Gabrielle. (Added Author). Annick Press. (Publisher). Firefly Books. (Distributor).

Summary: This adaptation of Fatty legs makes the story of Margaret Pokiak's experiences in a residential school accessible to younger readers. Now they, too, can meet this remarkable girl who reminds us what power we hold when we can read.

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  • ISBN: 9781554515318
  • ISBN: 1554515319
  • ISBN: 9781773214689
  • ISBN: 1773214683
  • ISBN: 1554514908
  • ISBN: 9781554514908
  • ISBN: 9781554514915
  • ISBN: 1554514916
  • ISBN: 9781549005817
  • ISBN: 1549005812
  • Physical Description: remote
    1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations
  • Publisher: Toronto : Annick Press
  • Distributor: Richmond Hill, Ontario : Distributed in Canada by Firefly Books

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Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.3 0.5 157707.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret
Inuit women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Boarding school students
Inuit women -- Biography
Inuit youth -- Biography
Inuit -- Canada -- Residential schools -- Juvenile literature
Inuit -- Cultural assimilation -- Canada -- Juvenile literature
Native peoples -- Canada -- Residential schools -- Juvenile literature
Native peoples -- Cultural assimilation -- Canada -- Juvenile literature
Inuit women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Inuit women -- Canada -- Juvenile literature
Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret -- Enfance et jeunesse -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Internats pour Inuits -- Canada -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Femmes inuites -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- People & Places -- Canada -- Native Canadian
Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret-Olemaun -- 1936-
Genre: Picture books for children.
Autobiography
Children's nonfiction.
Electronic books.
Autobiographies.
Juvenile works.
Picture books.
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.

Electronic resources


  • Association of Canadian Publishers

    Bestselling memoir Fatty Legs for younger readers.

    Olemaun is eight and knows a lot of things. But she does not know how to read. Ignoring her father’s warnings, she travels far from her Arctic home to the outsiders’ school to learn.

    The nuns at the school call her Margaret. They cut off her long hair and force her to do menial chores, but she remains undaunted. Her tenacity draws the attention of a black-cloaked nun who tries to break her spirit at every turn. But the young girl is more determined than ever to learn how to read.

    Based on the true story of Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, and complemented by stunning illustrations, When I Was Eight makes the bestselling Fatty Legs accessible to younger readers. Now they, too, can meet this remarkable girl who reminds us what power we hold when we can read.

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