Hello Humpback
by Robert Budd & Roy Henry Vickers
Description:
Publisher's description (Harbour Publishing, 2017):
With bright and bold illustrations of the wild and magical West Coast by celebrated artist Roy Henry Vickers, this sturdy board book will delight babies and toddlers as they begin to experience and recognize the sights and sounds of the natural world. Hello Humpback!, a "first words" book, introduces iconic West Coast animals, from hungry sea otters to hopping orcas, and is sure to become an instant classic. Note: The art in this book is Indigenous, but the text simply discusses West Coast ecology and animals and is from a non-Indigenous author.
Creator Biographies (Harbour Publishing):
Roy Henry Vickers is known around the world for his unique artistic style marked by clean lines, vivid colours and natural themes drawn from the rugged beauty of the west coast of British Columbia. Influenced by his Tsimshian, Haida, Heiltsuk and British heritage, Vickers unites the stylized forms of his aboriginal ancestry with the realism of European art, creating vibrant images that speak to a universal spirit. His limited edition prints can be found in homes, museums and galleries around the world and have been presented to royalty.
Lucky Budd holds an MA in history and has digitized many high-profile oral history collections including that of the Nisga'a First Nation. In addition to co-authoring the award-winning First West Coast Book series and Northwest Coast Legends series, he is also the author of Voices of British Columbia (Douglas & McIntyre, 2010)—a bestseller which was shortlisted for the 2011 Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award—and its sequel, Echoes of British Columbia (2014). He currently lives in Victoria, BC.
Resource format: Picturebook
Age recommendation: Pre-K to Grade 2
Keywords: animals, west coast, salish, art, marine life, orca, humpback, kelp, baby book, board book, scenery, contrast, bear, adjectives, traditional life, ratfish, rockfish, wolf eel, jelly fish, sate, prawn, octopus, pink salmon, clam, halibut, sea cucumber, scallop, sea urchin, raven, otter, eagle, First Nations, sounds, British Columbia Arts Council, land, sea, British Columbia, prints, Tsimshian, Heiltsuk, Haida, nature, community, place, traditional art, carving, ecosystems, ecology, toddler, kindergarten, fine arts, lesson plan
Year of publication: 2017
Publisher information: Harbour Publishing
Teaching and Learning Ideas
Our team collaborated with new teachers, alumni of the Werklund School of Education’s Bachelor of Education program, to create teaching and learning plans for texts in this website. With audiences ranging from Pre-Kindergarten to Post-Secondary, lesson plans across this resource address a wide range of school subject areas, inclusive approaches, and Indigenous education topics, such as the revitalization of Indigenous languages. As this website was designed with Undergraduate Programs in Education instructors, as well as teachers in mind, connections to UPE courses have been flagged on each lesson plan. These lessons are intended as a starting place for educators, to help you envision ways in which you might bring Indigenous literatures, as well as ways of knowing, being, and doing, into your teaching contexts. Please adapt, use, and share these lessons in ways that are generative for your teaching practice. We offer our sincere thanks to the dozens of new teachers who gifted us with these creative ideas!
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