Kindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa

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Kindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa
by Leslie Stall Widener

ISBN: 9781623543969
Hardcover, new

Brief Description:
A nonfiction picture book about the inspiring true pay-it-forward story
that bridges two continents, 175 years, and two events in history–
connecting Ireland, Choctaw Nation, Navajo Nation, and the Hopi Tribe.
1845. The Potato Famine devastated Ireland. An ocean away, Choctaw people
heard and were moved by the similarities to the injustice they had suffered
on the Trail of Tears. Though they had little, they gathered money to
donate. 2017. Irish people built a statue to remember their connection to
the Choctaw Nation–twenty-foot high feathers in the shape of a bowl. 2020.
COVID-19 disproportionately ravished the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe.
Irish people remembered the Choctaws’ kindness and paid it forward by
donating. Empathy creates kindness that lives well beyond a single act and
includes more people the bigger it grows.

Target Age Group: Ages 5 to 8, Grades K to 3