Painted Skies (PB) Globalization Reading Level: 2

Reading Level: 2

The land claim not only forced many of these people to struggle with questions of identity

Keeshig Spade (Keeshigbahnahnkut) is a six year-old Anishinabe from Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation

resolutions

also known as aurora borealis

Painted Skies (PB) Globalization Reading Level: 2Painted Skies is a charming picture book by Nova Scotia author Carolyn Mallory about the northern lights seen in Arctic regions. Together with Amei Zhao, this 36 page book explores this phenomenon through the eyes of two friends. Oolipika, an Inuk girl, shares traditional knowledge about aqsarniit, the northern lights, with her friend Leslie. New to the Arctic, Leslie is afraid of the lights that appear to be coming closer to the girls. In her