#9 - Alternative Responses

FOOD 

The food item I think of with this book is candy because of Riri’s desire for something she’s never known. It also makes me think of a little story I heard as a child, that Indigenous had good teeth until sugar cane was brought over by colonialists, and then people started getting cavities and tooth decay. So, while I’d like to give Riri some bright pink candy, it also makes me recognize the problems it caused when introduced. 

TIMELINE OF FIVE EVENTS: Frenchie

1. He watched his brother get taken by Recruiters as he hid up a tree.

2. Miig found him, then they found all the others and became a group.

3. He didn't shoot the moose because of his concern for humanity. 

4. Riri is killed, and he goes back to kill the man the rest have tied up. It's a shocking moment.

5. Minerva is taken and he decides to go after her to get her back.

CHARACTERS AS ANIMALS 

Frenchie - bison - quiet watcher of the others - calm in a Zen kind of way ("American Bison")

Miigs - an owl - the wise old man (Kushner)

Minerva - grey wolf - untamed, but intuitive (Lee)

Rose - mountain lion - feisty and sneaky like a feline (NWF)

Wab - a crow - dark and quiet, a watcher (BBC)

Chi-Boy - a dog - protective, nice, calm, goofy at time (AKC)

Slopper - a dog - like Chance from Homeward Bound, low-level mischief maker (Disney)

Riri -- black bear cub - floppy and goofy (KPRN)

Images Cited

AKC. "Leonberger." American Kennel Club, N.d., https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/leonberger/.

"American Bison." iStock Photos, N.d., https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/american-bison

BBC. "Canuck the Crow's Attacks Halt Vancouver Mail Delivery." BBC News, June 28, 2017, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40436177

Disney Wiki. "Chance." The Disney Wiki, N.d., https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Chance. 

KPRC. "Human Parents Feel for Mama Bear Trying to Corral Her Cubs." YouTube, N.d., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ0rRH0r2c8&ab_channel=KPRC2Click2Houston

Kushner, Brian. "Great Horned Owl." National Geographic Kids, 2022, https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/great-horned-owl.

Lee, Audrey. "Mexican Grey Wolf." Conjour: Conservation, July 3, 2020, https://conjour.world/conservation/mexican-grey-wolf/. 

NWF. "Mountain Lion." The National Wildlife Federation, N.d., https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Mountain-Lion.