Braiding sweetgrass for young adults : Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants /

Kimmerer, Robin Wall,

Braiding sweetgrass for young adults : Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants / Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants Robin Wall Kimmerer ; adapted by Monique Gray Smith ; illustrations by Nicole Neidhardt. - 303 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Meeting sweetgrass. An invitation to remember ; Skywoman falling ; Wiingaashk -- Planting sweetgrass. The council of pecans ; The gift of strawberries ; An offering ; Asters and goldenrod -- Tending sweetgrass. Maple sugar moon ; Witch hazel ; Allegiance to gratitude -- Picking sweetgrass.Epiphany in the beans ; The three sisters ; Wisgaak Gokpenagen : a black ash basket ; Mishkos Kenomagwen : the teachings of grass ; Maple nation : a citizenship guide ; The honorable harvest -- Braiding sweetgrass. In the footsteps of Nanabozho : becoming indigenous to place ; Sitting in a circle ; Burning cascade head ; Putting down roots ; Old-growth children -- Burning sweetgrass. Windigo footprints People of corn, people of light ; Shkitagen : People of the seventh fire ; Defeating Windigo.

Useful and appealing, this book offers illustrations, thought-provoking questions, and sidebar definitions for terms such as "alluvial soils" and "symbiosis." (Miller Library Staff) "Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation"--

Recommended for secondary school (age 13-18) and for parents and teachers. Ages 12-18 Zest Books. Grades 7-9 Zest Books.

1728458994 1728458986 9781728458984 9781728458991

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Kimmerer, Robin Wall--Juvenile literature.
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Indian philosophy--Juvenile literature.
Ethnoecology--Juvenile literature.
Philosophy of nature--Juvenile literature.
Human ecology--Philosophy--Juvenile literature.
Nature--Effect of human beings on--Juvenile literature.
Human-plant relationships--Juvenile literature.
Botany--Philosophy--Juvenile literature.
Potawatomi Indians--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Potawatomi Indians--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.

E98.P5 / K56 2022

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