Olemaun fatty legs book

Fatty legs does an excellent job of showing the injustice that will make kids angry, but without going over the top and making it a book parents especially white parents will balk at. Published by annick press, the book features illustrations by liz aminiholmes and archival photographs from pokiakfentons personal collection. Fatty legs 10th anniversary edition, book by margaret. Fatty legs is a chapter book, but unlike many chapter books, the author had illustrations that gave readers visuals. I expected a depressing book about the hardships of a boarding school meant to strip children of their language, culture and family. Fatty legs book vancouver public library bibliocommons. Eight year old olemaun pokiak is intrigued by the life of the outsiders catholic priests and nuns that take aboriginal children from their homes and take them to residential schools. The way in which olemaun chooses to deal with her humiliation and face her tormentor are inspiring to anyone who has ever felt different. Why do you think that olemaun s father told the outsiders no the previous four summers when they. As a nonfiction childrens chapter book, fatty legs tells the story of olemaun margaret pokiak as she heads off to residential school in the far north of canada. After persisting what does rosie say about the school. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.

Beautifully written and illustrated with archival photographs from margaret pokiakfentons personal collection, and artwork by the amazing liz aminiholmes, this book becomes a mesmerizing, and moving account as margaret faces the humiliations faced by. Margaret pokiakfenton is a canadian first nations author of childrens books. I appreciated this because i have always struggled to read stories that only have words since i am a visual learner. This is a story about a residential school survivor, turned successful author, margaret pokiak fenton. Ignoring her fathers warnings, she travels far from her arctic home to the outsiders school to learn. When most of us want or need something we will often just go to the store to get it. When olemaun was eight, she begged her father to let her attend. Fatty legs by christy jordanfenton, margaret pokiak. Aug 01, 2011 a stranger at home is the sequel to fatty legs. Published by annick press, the book features illustrations by liz.

Fatty legs by christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfenton art by liz aminiholmes the moving memoir of an inuit girl who emerges from a residential school with her spirit intact. Margaret was what she was called at school, but she was born olemaun pokiak, an inuvialuit child who grew up with her family on the islands. She was born june 7, 1936 on baille island, nwt, canada. Fatty legs 10th anniversary edition margaretolemaun pokiakfenton. Real life experiences of coauthor margaret pokiakfenton, who also goes by the name olemaun, formed basis for fatty legs.

Margaret olemaun pokiakfentons powerful story of residential school in the far north has been reissued to commemorate the memoirs 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the books impact, and a bonus chapter from the. She was treated unfairly even though she begged her father to go to school. The beloved story of an inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school, updated for a new generation of readers. Margaret who was born olemaun pokiak, belonged to the inuvialuit, or canadian western inuit who inhabit the western.

Residential schools by melanie florence, which made use of the illustrations and stories from fatty legs, and it piqued my interest. Olemaun pokiak is the main character in fatty legs. Etrangere chez moi is the french language edition of a stranger at home. For other children who learn visually like i do, this is a great chapter book to turn to. The story is about pokiakfentons experiences at a catholic residential school for aboriginal canadian children, and what she endures to gain an education. In fatty legs, we hear about olemaun margaret pokiak who attends a residential school, and her experiences while she was there.

Fatty legs 2010 is a memoir about a young inuvialuit girls two years at a religious. This true story focusses on the hardships of young northern aboriginals that were sent to residential schools. Jordanfenton, christy, pokiakfenton, margaretolemaun. Download fatty legs or read fatty legs online books in pdf, epub and mobi format. Fatty legs is the first of two books written by margaret pokiakfenton based on her personal experience in one of canadas residential schools in canadas far north. At the tender age of eight she insisted she go to school, with desperation to read and write.

So begins what is possibly canadas most popular childrens book on the residential schools, christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfentons extraordinary fatty legs. I loved that it was told from a childs perspective, and that even as a childrens book it is loaded with implication and with heartache. Fatty legs, by christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfenton, is a 2010 memoir for children. Fatty legs is a great children book i really enjoyed it. What reason did father give to for not wanting olemaun to go to school. Margaret olemaun pokiakfentons powerful story of residential school in the far north has been reissued to commemorate the memoirs 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the books impact, and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed followup, a. Fatty legs chapter questions student empowering the spirit. Oct 16, 2016 fatty legs is the first of two books written by margaret pokiakfenton based on her personal experience in one of canadas residential schools in canadas far north.

I begged and begged my parents to let me go away to residen. Fatty legs touches on such universal themes as selfesteem, choosing between right and wrong and being courageous in the face of cruelty and meanness. Margaret pokiakfenton, who was named olemaun at birth on holman. Buy the paperback book fatty legs 10th anniversary edition by margaret olemaun pokiakfenton at indigo. Sep 01, 2010 in fatty legs, margaret pokiakfenton and christy jordanfenton margarets daughterinlaw present a memoir of young margarets experiences at a northern residential school. This book is definitely worth having in a public library.

I wish she could have stayed but it was her choice. A true story before starting the book activity ideas the following activity ideas are only a start. It is based on the experiences of margaret pokiakfenton, who cowrote the novel with her daughterinlaw christy jordanfenton. The memoir begins in the 1940s, when margaret then called by her inuvialuit name, olemaun is seven years. In a stranger at home, olemaun tells us of her time following the residential school. Why do you think that this book is called fatty legs.

This time is necessary for searching and sorting links. There she encounters a particularly mean nun who renames her margaret but cannot educate her into submission. Desperate to learn to read, 8yearold olemaun badgers her father to let her leave her island home to go to the residential school for inuit children in aklavik, in canadas far north. The determination and underlying positive nature of this inuvialuit child shine through the first. What does olemaun think it must have been like at the outsiders school. This 124illustrated chapter book joins margaret upon her return to her family from spending two years at residential school. Margaret who was born olemaun pokiak, belonged to the inuvialuit, or canadian western inuit who inhabit the western arctic. This book is the sequel to the novel les bas du pensionnat fatty legs by christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfenton. I know ive said this before, but children are incredibly attuned to injustice and, for most, its infuriating. Christy jordanfenton lives on a farm outside fort st.

Margaret, born as olemaun a name that refers to the hard stone used to sharpen a knife is strong, persistent, indomitable and plucky. Fatty legs, book by christy jordanfenton paperback. Fatty legs tells the true story of an eightyearold inuit girl named olemaun. The story that i wasnt taught growing up is the one that christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfenton tell in fatty legs. What did olemaun think was the key to the outsiders mysteries and who did she think held it.

This book makes the harrowing residential school stories accessible to youth. Fatty legs 10th anniversary edition christy jordan. Her family was travelling to banks island where they would hunt during the winter and remained there until she was eight years old. Eightyearold margaret pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high arctic. Fatty legs by christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfenton art by liz aminiholmes the moving memoir of an inuit girl who emerges. Mar 10, 2020 the beloved story of an inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school, updated for a new generation of readers.

Though the books dedication page suggests that her experiences were deeply traumatic, that is not really reflected in this gentle, positive story. Fatty legs by christy jordanfenton, margaret pokiakfenton. Fatty legs is targeted at early readers with its large print and beautiful art, but the message and story itself can be appreciated by readers of all ages. Fatty legs 2010 is a memoir about a young inuvialuit girls two years at a religious residential school. Many of the symbols, similes, and metaphors are compared and referred to animals, especially birds. Buy the paperback book fatty legs by christy jordanfenton at indigo. When i was eight by christy jordanfenton and margaret. Dec 22, 2010 fatty legs by christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfenton art by liz aminiholmes the moving memoir of an inuit girl who emerges from a residential school with her spirit intact. There are many possibilities for helping students construct meaning from text. Fatty legs chapter questions key empowering the spirit. Jordanfenton, christy, pokiakfenton, margaret, amini. Feb 05, 2016 the story that i wasnt taught growing up is the one that christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfenton tell in fatty legs.

The book is cowritten by pokiakfenton and her daughterinlaw. May 22, 2015 this is a story about a residential school survivor, turned successful author, margaret pokiak fenton. This is because birds are an important role in first nation culture, especially wrens, ravens, swans, and owls for this story. What does olemauns father tell her about the schools and the outsiders. Fatty legs by christy jordanfenton overdrive rakuten. John, british columbia, which they share with her motherinlaw margaret the main character in both fatty legs 2010 and a stranger at home 2011, three small children, three dogs, a llama, too many rogue rabbits to count, and enough horses to outfit a small town. What did olemaun and her family have to do to trade and get supplies. Published by annick press this book is the life of author, margaret pokiakfenton, the sequel to fatty legs by the same authors. Fatty legs tells the true story of an eightyearold inuit girl named olemaun pokiak and her experience with residential school olemaun stays at the school for two years, during which she learns to deal with the torment and ridicule. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the fiveday journey to attend school, but he warns margaret of the terrors of residential schools. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. A true story by christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfenton 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.

A true story christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfenton. It is also the life of canadas shame, the story of how the government took the children away from all aboriginal nations and sent them to catholic residential schools. Why did the outsiders pluck the students from their homes. But they were in a for a run for their money with margaret. The book closes with 15 pages of photographs from pokiakfentons scrapbook. Olemaun has heard that she would be asked to kneel and pray for forgiveness a number of times. Fatty legs 10th anniversary edition christy jordanfenton. Click download or read online button to get fatty legs book now. Olemaun had made the trip to aklavik several times with her father when she was quite young. Liz aminiholmes this book chronicles the unbreakable spirit of an inuit girl while attending an arctic residential school. Fatty legs has since been widely honoured in the childrens book world. Liz aminiholmes this book chronicles the unbreakable spirit of an inuit girl bullied by a teacher while attending an arctic residential school.