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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : Zest Books, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 303 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1728458994
  • 1728458986
  • 9781728458984
  • 9781728458991
Other title:
  • Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E98.P5 K56 2022
Contents:
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.
Summary: Useful and appealing, this book offers illustrations, thought-provoking questions, and sidebar definitions for terms such as "alluvial soils" and "symbiosis." (Miller Library Staff)Summary: "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"--
List(s) this item appears in: Garden of Cultural Diversity for Youth | Outdoor Learning for Families
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection SB455.5 .K56 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800189979
Total holds: 0

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.

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