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glad for my grand children to realize not all have ...
True story told well, glad for my grand children to realize not all have even same education..
VR
30 June 2014
Good Adaptation of Fatty Legs
When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton is an adaptation of Fatty Legs, in which Olemaun recollects her negative experiences in a church-run residential school.
AG
19 January 2014
Not as good as the longer book
Great pictures probably wouldn't read it as a picture book to younger kids b/c it's a bit "scary" with the Raven .
SI
19 June 2013
A young girl rises above oppression to fulfill her dream
\"When I Was Eight\" is a poignant tale of an eight-year-old Inuit girl named Olemaun whose one desire above all else is to read.
Customer reviews (6)
Five Stars
Love it.
glad for my grand children to realize not all have ...
True story told well, glad for my grand children to realize not all have even same education..
Good Adaptation of Fatty Legs
When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton is an adaptation of Fatty Legs, in which Olemaun recollects her negative experiences in a church-run residential school.
Not as good as the longer book
Great pictures
probably wouldn't read it as a picture book to younger kids b/c it's a bit "scary" with the Raven .
A young girl rises above oppression to fulfill her dream
\"When I Was Eight\" is a poignant tale of an eight-year-old Inuit girl named Olemaun whose one desire above all else is to read.
Sad but triumphant
I was a bit taken aback by this book.