Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of PlantsAs a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise (Elizabeth Gilbert).

where his parents could hardly bear to look at him

lets out a lusty wail

dunce-infested waters of American politics

she’ll have to face up to what really happened back then

and Emeline patiently takes care of them all

I'm mesmerized by her smile

* Vibrant and playful illustrations on every page that children will love to follow

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The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites’ powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks

has no great family to back him

Environmental journalist and parent Bridget Shirvell has created a handbook for parents to help them navigate these questions and more

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