Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults by Robin Wall Kimmerer audiobook

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

By Robin Wall Kimmerer
Adapted by Monique Gray Smith
Read by Monique Gray Smith

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7.73 Hours • Unabridged
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    ISBN: 9798765071205

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. This new edition, adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, 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.

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A #1 Amazon bestseller

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.

This new edition, adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, 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.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“This belongs in every collection for teens." —School Library Journal (starred review)
“Both an urgent, essential call to action and an uplifting love letter.” —Kirkus Reveiws (starred review)
“Smith smartly streamlines language while staying true to the narrative’s core concepts." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“In calm, reflective tones, Monique Gray Smith shares botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer’s insights as an Indigenous scientist…The pace and gentle presentation of this production allow listeners to engage with the material, including absorbing informative asides and thoughtful questions. The audiobook invites younger listeners to contemplate a wider definition of family that includes the natural world and to find kinship and connection within it.” —AudioFile

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Author

Author Bio: Robin Wall Kimmerer

Author Bio: Robin Wall Kimmerer

Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Her first book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature writing. Braiding Sweetgrass made the bestsellers list of the New York Times and the Washington Post and was named by Literary Hub as a Best Essay Collection of the Decade.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Nonfiction/Nature
Runtime: 7.73
Audience: Young Adult (12–17)
Language: English

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