{"product_id":"we-are-who-we-are-an-ode-to-indigenous-heroes-past-and-present-9781774883594","title":"We Are Who We Are: An Ode to Indigenous Heroes Past and Present","description":"\u003cb\u003eA companion book to the bestselling \u003ci\u003eGo Show the World\u003c\/i\u003e, this is another joyous picture book celebration of 13 Indigenous heroes from the past and present.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe are who we are. There's strength in this too. We kept this place free, so you can be you. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Wab Kinew expresses this essential message and continues his work from \u003ci\u003eGo Show the World \u003c\/i\u003eby celebrating the triumphs of 13 more Indigenous heroes throughout history -- and how their struggles and successes have made not just their communities but the world a better place for today's youth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom engineer Mary Golda Ross to interpreter George Bonga, from actor Chief Dan George to author Tasha Spillett, Kinew explores how each of these heroes embraced their most authentic selves (alongside gorgeous illustrations by Janine Gibbons) . . . and encourages young readers to do the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wab Kinew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tundra Books (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.50h x 11.70w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781774883594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWAB KINEW\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAn Anishinaabe Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Everlasting Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Walking in Two Worlds, Go Show the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Reason You Walk\u003c\/i\u003e. A member of the Midewin and an Honorary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, he is a former journalist, hip-hop artist and television host who was named by Postmedia News as one of \"9 Aboriginal movers and shakers you should know.\" Kinew lives in Winnipeg with his family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJANINE GIBBONS\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-disciplinary artist and award-winning illustrator. She graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle and Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Janine has illustrated four books in the Sealaska Heritage's Baby Raven Reads series, including \u003ci\u003eRaven Makes the Aleutians\u003c\/i\u003e, an AIYLA Honor Book, and most recently \u003ci\u003eNang Jáadaa Sg̱áana 'Láanaa aa Isdáayaan\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Woman Carried Away by Killer Whales\u003c\/i\u003e), which is entirely in the Haida language Xaad Kíl. She divides her time between Alaska and Hawai'i.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Wab Kinew \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47674884063389,"sku":"9781774883594","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_24848eac-0777-4b3a-a0c7-63f63e385962.jpg?v=1771915547","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/we-are-who-we-are-an-ode-to-indigenous-heroes-past-and-present-9781774883594","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}