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Teen Books » Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

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

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Authors:
● Monique Gray Smith (Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Sioux; Lakota; Cree (Nehiyawak);)
● Robin Wall Kimmerer (Indigenous American; Native American; Anishinaabeg; Potawatomi;)
Artists:
● Nicole Neidhardt (Indigenous American; Native American; Navajo (Diné);)
Language:
English
Format: Paperback
Text Content Territories: Indigenous American; Indigenous Canadian;
Status: Available
Grade Levels: 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12;
Other Categories: Teen Book | Kids Books | Award-Winning | Healing and Wellness | Indigenous Cultural Practices | Customs and Traditions | Indigenous Peoples | Indigenous Peoples in Canada | First Nations | Cree (Nehiyawak) | Sioux | Lakota | Indigenous Peoples in the United States | Native American | Anishinaabeg | Potawatomi | Navajo (Diné) | Non-Fiction | Nature | Ethnobotany | Plants and Animals | Science and Technology | Ethnobotany | Plants and Animals | Teen Books | Award-Winning | Healing and Wellness | Indigenous Cultural Practices | Customs and Traditions | Indigenous Peoples | Indigenous Peoples in Canada | First Nations | Cree (Nehiyawak) | Sioux | Lakota | Indigenous Peoples in the United States | Native American | Anishinaabeg | Potawatomi | Navajo (Diné) | Non-Fiction | Nature | Ethnobotany | Plants and Animals | Science and Technology | Ethnobotany | Plants and Animals | Self-Sustainability | Ethnobotany | Homesteading
ISBN/Barcode: 9781728458991
Year Published: 2022

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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 best-selling 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. With informative sidebars, reflection questions, and art from illustrator Nicole Neidhardt, Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults brings Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.

Awards

  • 2022 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year winner
  • 2023 NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 winner
  • 2023 Nautilus Book Awards winner
  • 2023 The Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens winner
  • 2022 Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year winner
  • 2023 NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 winner
  • 2023 Riverby Award winner
  • 2024 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List winner

Reviews
"Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults is my new favorite book! What a great way for young people (and anyone, really) to learn about our healing medicines. So many teachings within the pages. I love the mix of photos, illustrations, and text boxes filled with reflective questions and translations. I will be purchasing boxes of this incredible book to share with loved ones! Chii miigwech!"—Angeline Boulley, #1 NYT Bestselling author of Firekeeper's Daughter 

Educator Information
Recommended for ages 12 to 18.

“The themes that are interwoven throughout Braiding Sweetgrass align beautifully with both middle school and high school curriculum around social and emotional learning and environmental science. This new edition will help affirm the identities and beliefs of Indigenous teens while also introducing non-Indigenous teens to Indigenous teachings and ways of understanding the natural world.” - Shaina Olmanson, Editorial Director for Young Adult Nonfiction at Lerner Publishing Group

Additional Information
304 pages | 5.50" x 8.25" | Paperback

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