Chuck in the City

Publisher's description (Theytus Books, 2000): 
Chuck loves a good adventure. He proved that in Just a Walk. Now Chuck and his mom are heading to the city to visit his grandmother in her new condo. He knows he shouldn't wander off, but the lure of the lively city streets proves too much for a curious little boy to resist.

A rhythmic ebbing and flowing of words and phrases punctuates Chuck's exciting escapade as he befriends and provokes some furry, four-legged city critters, dodges skaters and bladers on bustling sidewalks, gets lost and then uses his wiles to find his way back home.

Creator Biographies (Theytus Books): 
Jordan Wheeler is the renowned Cree writer of Brothers in Arms and Just A Walk. He has also written numerous scripts for the APTN and the CBC. He received a Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series for his work on renegadepress.com.
Christopher Auchter is a Haida animator and illustrator, born and raised on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia. He attended the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, receiving his bachelor of media arts with a major in animation, and later graduated with honours from Sheridan College where he studied computer animation. Chris has illustrated and animated APTN children's programs, and worked in the gaming industry for Electronic Arts (EA) and Next Level. Using charcoal, Chris completed an animated film for the National Film Board of Canada entitled How People Got Fire. Chris resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Resource type: Picturebook

Age recommendation: grades K-2

Keywords: Cree, reserves, rural, urban, humour, rhyming, early literacy, visiting, experiential learning, nehiyaw, family relationships, responsibility, city, lessons, lost child, grandmother, kohkom

Year of publication: 2000

Publisher information: Theytus Books