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.
| Author/creator | Kimmerer, Robin Wall, 1953- author. |
| Other author | Gray Smith, Monique, 1968- adapter. |
| Other author | Neidhardt, Nicole illustrator. |
| Other author | Kimmerer, Robin Wall, 1953- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Minneapolis : Zest Books, [2022] |
| Copyright Date | ©2022 |
| Description | 303 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants |
| 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. |
| Abstract | "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Interest age level | Ages 12 and up |
| Interest grade level | Grades 6 and up |
| Audience | 980 Lexile |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Braiding sweetgrass for young adults Minneapolis, MN : Zest Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., [2022] 9781728460635 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Young adult nonfiction. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2022012153 |
| ISBN | 9781728458984 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1728458986 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781728458991 paperback |
| ISBN | 1728458994 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 305.8 K571B | ✔ Available | Place Hold |