10 Sitka Herring: Learn to Count young adult Staples is pushing the genre

Staples is pushing the genre of Native American fiction into new areas

and her predicament inside national affiliations

A chapter devoted to wild rice makes clear the crucial role manoomin plays in Native cultures

This book explores how we can embark on a path of transformation on the way to respectful coexistence with those whose ancestral homeland this is

10 Sitka Herring: Learn to Count young adult Staples is pushing the genreWritten by Pauline Duncan and illustrated by David Lang, this counting book traces the fate of a herring school as they encounter Southeast Alaska predators. It is part of Sealaska Heritage's Baby Raven Reads, a program for Alaska Native families with children up to age 5 that promotes language development and school readinss.