Mother Earth: My Favourite Artist Teacher Lesson Plan

GoldenEagle, Carol Rose

ISBN 10: 1778540627 ISBN 13: 9781778540622

Publisher: Medicine Wheel Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

A teacher lesson plan to further explore the book, Mother Earth: My Favourite Artist. May include comprehension questions, group activities, conversation starters, quizzes, language arts activities, and coloring pages.

 

Have you ever considered Mother Earth to be an artist? A shiny rock, the guiding tracks of a bird, a colourful sunset—what beauty do you see on Mother Earth? 

Award-winning Indigenous author, CBC journalist, and Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan (2021-2023) Carol Rose GoldenEagle brings readers a radiant tribute to the artwork within the everyday. Paired with stunning illustrations by Hawlii Pichette, Mother Earth: My Favourite Artist encourages us to share in the simple wonder of nature, and honour the precious magnificence of Mother Earth and all of our relatives.

Medicine Wheel Publishing is committed to sharing diverse voices and perspectives, creating a platform for stories that celebrate Indigenous cultures and inspire understanding and respect among readers of all ages.

About this title

About the Authors

Carol Rose GoldenEagle is Cree/Dene with roots in Sandy Bay, northern Saskatchewan. She is a published and award-winning novelist, poet, playwright, visual artist, and musician. She is the author of the award-winning novel Bearskin Diary (2015), Hiraeth, a book of poetry (2018), Bone Black (2019), and Narrows of Fear (2020). In June of 2021, Carol was named as the 2021-2023 Saskatchewan Poet Laureate. In 2022, she was named as a Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit for her years of cross-cultural work within the Arts & Culture community.  Before pursuing her art on a full-time basis, Carol worked as a journalist for more than 30 years in television and radio at APTN, CTV, and CBC.

Hawlii Pichette is a Mushkego Cree (Treaty 9) urban mixed-blood artist and illustrator born and raised in the small community of Cochrane, Ontario. Her work is deeply influenced by her culture and upbringing, and reflects the beautiful interconnections of the natural world. Her practice includes illustrations, digital artwork, painting, murals, and beadwork. Hawlii graduated from Fanshawe College’s advanced Fine Art program with Honors in 2017, receiving the Satellite Award exhibition. She currently lives and works as a freelance artist in London, Ontario.

Edition details

• Publisher: Medicine Wheel Publishing
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1778540627
• ISBN 13: 9781778540622
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Illustrator: Pichette Hawlii
• Number of pages: 15