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Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Narrated by Monique Gray Smith

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Pub Date May 02 2023 | Archive Date May 02 2023

Tantor Audio | Tantor Media

Nonfiction (Adult) | Outdoors & Nature | Teens & YA

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Description

Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things—from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen—provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her bestselling book Braiding Sweetgrass. Adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, this new edition reinforces how wider ecological understanding stems from listening to the earth's oldest teachers: the plants around us. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults brings Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.

Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things—from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen—provide us with...

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Advance Praise

"This beautiful, imaginative revisioning is a gift to our children that teaches them how to follow the path of our ancestors." ―Diane Wilson, author of The Seed Keeper

"Gray Smith's adaptation makes this visionary exploration of Indigenous connections to the land, to plants and to storytelling and story-making accessible to a whole new readership and hopefully will inspire young people to rise to the challenges of the Climate Crisis." –Jeffrey Canton, Children's Book Columnist, The Globe and Mail

"This beautiful, imaginative revisioning is a gift to our children that teaches them how to follow the path of our ancestors." ―Diane Wilson, author of The Seed Keeper

"Gray Smith's adaptation makes...

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Available Editions

EDITION Other Format, Unabridged
ISBN 9798765071205
PRICE $19.99 (USD)
DURATION 7 Hours, 44 Minutes

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