Andrea Spalding - Secret of the Dance

Andrea Spalding

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Secret of the Dance
Book One of the Summer of Magic Series

By: Andrea Spaldiing and Kwakwa' ka' waka Elder Alfred Scow
Illustrated by Darlene Gait
Type: Young Adult
Published by: Orca Book Publishers
Available in: Hardcover, 32pp, 2006
ISBN: 1-55143-396-6

A First Nation memory of a young boy who sneaks into a forbidden potlatch and sees his father dance for the first and last time. Wonderful illustrations authentically reflect Alfred's culture including his family masks and regalia.

Nominated for The Aboriginal Book of the Year.