Omar Ornelas Cervantes / Tammy Rae Lamoche
Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Through the Lands of Infinite FriendsA Cree Number Adventure of Clues, Friendship, and WonderA roar rolls across the mountains. The river moves without wind. Strange scratches, giant footprints, and ashining scale suggest that something enormous is moving beyond the peaks.When pêyak begins a journey through the Lands of Infinite Friends, nine travelers join the adventure. Eachnew friend carries a Plains Cree number name, from pêyak, meaning one, through mitâtaht, meaning ten.QR codes connect readers with narrated audio, helping children hear the story and become familiar withthe Cree number words as they appear. Each character introduces their name, and pêyak repeats it naturallywithin the story. This gives children repeated language practice without turning the adventure into a basiccounting exercise.As the friends cross rivers, explore bridges, climb mountains, and search an ancient castle, children followthe clues alongside them. They listen for familiar Cree words, connect each word with its number character,make predictions, and discover how every clue leads toward a dragon waiting beyond the mountains.The book also includes a Cree number glossary and simple back-of-book activities for teachers, parents,grandparents, caregivers, and families. Children can find the characters, identify visual details, answerquestions, repeat Cree words, and retell moments from the journey.Book Size: 8.5 x 8.5 inchesPage Count: 47 pages in the current interiorRecommended Ages: 4-8Grades: PreK-3Supports Learning InSocial Awareness: The number friends listen to one another, contribute different skills, and work together while following theclues.Communication Skills: Children practice listening, repeating Cree words, answering story questions, discussing illustrations, andretelling events.Cognitive Skills: The mystery encourages children to remember clues, compare information, make predictions, recognizesequences, and draw conclusions.Language Development: Plains Cree number words from 1 to 10 are introduced as character names and reinforced throughrepetition, visual association, read-aloud use, and QR-linked audio.Eye-Hand Coordination: Children point to characters, follow paths and clues across the illustrations, and participate in the visualactivities included at the back of the book.Visual Recognition: Each Cree number word is paired with a colorful number character, helping children recognize therelationship between the spoken word, written word, and number.Formats available: Paperback, Hardcover, eBook, and AudiobookKeywordsCree number book for kids, Plains Cree children’s book, Cree numbers 1 to 10, Indigenous languagelearning, Cree language picture book, Cree audiobook for children, QR code children’s book, First Nationschildren’s book, Indigenous children’s adventure, early learning Cree, Cree classroom resource, heritagelanguage book, Indigenous language preservation, bilingual learning for children, fantasy adventurepicture book, Native language learning for kids, Cree homeschool resource, Cree read aloud book
