Interview with Author Katherena Vermette - UMBC’s Diverse Books Project

<p>It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC. Today's interview is with Author Katherena Vermette <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHBPbGotUFFBakFZY29YbmpNSWlGMmEzeXBvQXxBQ3Jtc0ttN0hBNkVyNDFiNjhweGhubmhObF9iSXZjaHl6X0dJWFA0eDdsTFc0dUQ2bWFOb1hTNkdsX2x4aHdYMHVhQ29tWjE5SXN1WFZuX0lTRDBESDdGd0dMeFhsZ0NPZllDNmk4djVQMy1yb2hhR1ZEZXRuVQ&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.KatherenaVermette.com%2F&v=DwEjZC4x6Do'>http://www.KatherenaVermette.com/</a></p> <p>This segment is sponsored by UMBC’s Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities, which serves as a resource to participating teachers and families in their Diverse Books Projects (DBP). <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazlZa21QMkoxMjFNWWNOU3ZUakRTd3Fkdnp0d3xBQ3Jtc0ttYmQxTWlMRmI4bW9GQ1FIZ1o3RWd2UlNrNjdzejNBNHlzZ0MySFZ1azhCQnVuVFpfUGFfMVE3MHV0Q2RmTlNnNWlEekM5czBLeTNwcERrd0pPWHl0bDlvZ29WcElFQUNxMlM5Y2VxQzRPSUxvWlN3MA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fshermancenter.umbc.edu%2Fdiverse-books-project%2F&v=DwEjZC4x6Do'>https://shermancenter.umhttps://shermancenter.umbc.edu/diverse-books-project/</a></p> <p>This project aims to ensure that early childhood educators at their partner schools have access to high-quality, diverse children’s books and opportunities to share ideas and insights about their use. Books identified by UMBC will be featured in our WEE Nation Reads segment, which includes a reading of each of the selected books, children’s music related to each book, and an interview with the author or publisher.</p> <p>The book for today is "The Girl and the Wolf" by Katherena Vermette. It includes a reading of her book by Storyteller Robbie Kumalo at the <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwEjZC4x6Do&t=95s'>1:35</a> mark of the video.</p>