{"product_id":"9781250821966","title":"Ones Who Came Before","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Native American \"city kid\" explores the idea of belonging and \"who came first\" after a surprising encounter with a country bear, from the award-winning author of Fry Bread.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery year, Aabanya visits her grandfather Big Jimmy at his cottage on Early Mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the day, they gather corn, beans, and squash to make stew. In the evenings, Aabanya listens to her grandfather’s tales of the mountain and of Turtle Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they venture into town, Aabanya feels out of place. The Earlies, a family who named Early Mountain generations ago, seem to look at her with questions in their eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho are you? Where are you from? Why are you here?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer grandfather tells Aabanya that these are the very same questions her family and their people asked when the Earlies first came.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne night, Aabanya wakes to a scratch at her window and discovers... a bear! Fearful, she runs to her grandfather, who helps her remember that the bears… are the ones who came before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterwoven with indigenous concepts about land and the natural world, Fry Bread author Kevin Maillard’s thought-provoking story and artist Sibu T. P.’s rich, vibrant illustrations come together in this contemplation of heritage, ancestry, sharing space, and belonging.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44384614940714,"sku":"10.13.26","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/7041\/2388\/files\/9781250821966_0cf93.jpg?v=1779383344","url":"https:\/\/booksofwonder.com\/products\/9781250821966","provider":"Books of Wonder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}