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At the Mountain's Base
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  • Published: 17 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9780735230606
  • Imprint: Kokila
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $39.99

At the Mountain's Base

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EBook
17 Sept 2019
Audiobook
8 Dec 2020
Hardback
17 Sept 2019
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A family, separated by duty and distance, waits for a loved one to return home in this lyrical picture book celebrating the bonds of a Cherokee family and the bravery of history-making women pilots.

At the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family -- loving, weaving, cooking, and singing. The strength in their song sustains them through trials on the ground and in the sky, as they wait for their loved one, a pilot, to return from war.

With an author's note that pays homage to the true history of Native American U.S. service members like WWII pilot Ola Mildred "Millie" Rexroat, this is a story that reveals the roots that ground us, the dreams that help us soar, and the people and traditions that hold us up.
  • Published: 17 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9780735230606
  • Imprint: Kokila
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $39.99
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About the authors

Weshoyot Alvitre

Weshoyot Alvitre is a Tongva and Scottish comicbook artist and illustrator. She is the illustrator of the picture book At the Mountain’s Base (written by Traci Sorell), which received the 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Award, and of Living Ghosts & Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories (written by Dan SaSuWeh Jones), which was named a 2021 Kirkus Reviews Best Middle-Grade Anthology. She resides in Southern California with her husband and two children. Visit her online at weshoyot.com.
portrait photo of Weshoyot Alvitre

Praise for At the Mountain's Base

PRAISE FOR AT THE MOUNTAIN'S BASE
By Traci Sorell and Weshoyot Alvitre

* "A first-purchase for any library." —School Library Journal (starred review)


"Captures the emotions of families separated by war while introducing the reader to a part of history that is often erased." —Horn Book

"The meditative text is lovely, and the artwork brings the small Cherokee abode to life with warmth and love." —Kirkus Reviews


PRAISE FOR WE ARE GRATEFUL: OTSALIHELIGA
By Traci Sorell

* "A gracious, warm, and loving celebration of community and gratitude" --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

* "This informative and authentic introduction to a thriving ancestral and ceremonial way of life is perfect for holiday and family sharing." --School Library Journal (starred review)

* "Elegant ... We Are Grateful has the ability to resonate with any reader." --Shelf Awareness (starred review)

* "Underscores the importance of traditions and carrying on a Cherokee way of life while simultaneously incorporating modernity and challenging dated media images of Indigenous people." --The Horn Book (starred review)