When I Was Eight

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When I Was Eight

Summary

When I Was Eight is a literary work[1].

Key Facts

  • When I Was Eight authored Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton[2].
  • When I Was Eight's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • When I Was Eight's illustrator is recorded as Gabrielle Grimard[4].
  • When I Was Eight's publisher is recorded as Annick Press[5].
  • When I Was Eight's followed by is recorded as Not My Girl[6].
  • When I Was Eight's page is recorded as 32[7].
  • When I Was Eight's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • When I Was Eight's publication date is recorded as +2013-04-01T00:00:00Z[9].
  • When I Was Eight's Open Library ID is recorded as OL17582058W[10].
  • When I Was Eight's has edition or translation is recorded as When I Was Eight[11].
  • When I Was Eight's main subject is recorded as Canadian Indian residential school system[12].
  • When I Was Eight's main subject is recorded as Inuvialuit[13].
  • When I Was Eight's nominated for is recorded as Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize[14].
  • When I Was Eight's first line is recorded as I knew many things when I was eight. I knew how to keep the sled dogs quiet while Father snuck up on caribous, and to bring the team to him after a kill. I knew the sun slept in the winter and woke in the summer. And I knew that when the sun-warmed Arctic Ocean shrugged off its slumbering ice, we would cross it to trade furs with the outsiders.[15].
  • When I Was Eight's author name string is recorded as Margaret Pokiak-Fenton[16].
  • When I Was Eight's author name string is recorded as Christy Jordan-Fenton[17].
  • When I Was Eight's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[18].
  • When I Was Eight's form of creative work is recorded as picture book[19].

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Works and Contributions

When I Was Eight authored Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton[2].

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  13. [14] . annickpress.com. annickpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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