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The various trailblazers who are featured in this book are all Black Canadians who have had a significant impact on Canadian society.
Published: 2023
Originally written in French
Number of pages: 92
Recommended FSL Programs and Grades
Recommended FSL Programs and Grades
Core French grade 5-8
French immersion grade 1-8
Race/Ethnic/Geographic Information
Race/Ethnic/Geographic Information
Author: Yes the Black-identifying author is the founder of Counterstory, a storyteller and equity and inclusion strategist
Characters: Black Canadians who have had a significant impact on Canadian society.
Setting: various settings depending on the figure from Black experience in Canada
Notes from a teacher-reader
Notes from a teacher-reader
This books serves to bring complex topics and historical facts about great Black Canadians to life.
The book features a variety of narratives of incredible Black Canadian changemakers.
Les visionnaires is written in the form of short stories so that the language is accessible and the poetic narratives are succinct.
There is an interview in French with illustrator Meryl-Royce Ndema-Moussa https://www.larotonde.ca/histoires-de-quarante-noir-e-s-canadien-ne-s-entrevue-avec-merryl-royce-ndema-moussa/#
Feel free to contact the teacher-reader, Karen Devonish-Mazzotta, at karen.devonish-mazzotta@tdsb.on.ca if you have questions about this novel.
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