Remember Me
In REMEMBER ME, by Donald Soctomah and Jean Flahive, readers learn how Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the man who would become the thirty-second president of the United States, joyfully spent his boyhood summers on Campobello Island. There he met Tomah Joseph, a Passamaquoddy elder and former chief who made his living as a guide, birchbark canoe builder, and basket-maker. Authors Soctomah and Flahive imagine the relationship that developed between these two as Tomah Joseph taught young Franklin how to canoe and shared some of the stories and culture of his people. A beautifully decorated birchbark canoe that he made for Franklin remains at Campobello Island, a tangible reminder of this special friendship.
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Honors and Awards:
Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, Gold
WHY READ THIS BOOK?
A fictional account of the real-life friendship between a Passamaquoddy elder and a boy who would one day become president of the United States.
Topics:
Elder/younger sharing, changing Native American life.
Problem:
What happens when a whole new people move into a land already occupied by others?
Weight 1 lbs Dimensions 9 x 10.00 x 1.016 in Author Donald Soctomah, Jean Flahive
Format Paperback
ISBN 978-0-88448-480-6
Illustrator Mary Beth Owens
Pages 32
Donald Soctomah is a member of the Passamaquoddy tribe, serves as his tribe’s representative in the state legislature, and is a tribal historian. He has written seven books about Passamaquoddy history and culture and co-authored a tri-lingual children’s book, Tihtiyas and Jean, 2005 winner of the iParenting Media Award in Canada, with Nathalie Gagnon. Donald lives with his family at Indian Township near Peter Dana Point, where Tomah Joseph spent most of his life.
Jean Flahive left work in higher education to pursue her interests in economic development and writing. For past several years she has worked as a consultant for the Passamaquoddy Tribe, rural communities, and nonprofit organizations throughout Maine. She is the author if Billy Boy: The Sunday Soldier of the 17th Maine. She lives in Falmouth, Maine. Mary Beth Owens has illustrated many beautiful children’s books, including Rosebud and Red Flannel, A Penny for a Hundred, Be Blessed: A Celebration of Seasons, The Gazebo, The Story of Sea Glass, Panda Whispers, and The Dump Man’s Treasures. She lives in Walpole, Maine.
