CLICK HERE FOR AN AUDIOBOOK COPY BOOK SYNOPSIS A New York Times bestsellerA Washington Post bestsellerA Los Angeles Times bestsellerNamed a "Best Essay Collection of the Decade" by Literary HubA Book Riot "Favorite Summer Read of 2020" As 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). Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings - asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass - offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return. RECOMMENDED FOR: Grown-Ups OUR BOOKS ARE LISTED BY AGE GROUP to indicate that the content is engaging and appropriate for those selected ages. PLEASE NOTE: They may not be the appropriate reading level for every individual at those ages or may extend beyond the brackets. ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Publisher: Milkweed Editions Publish Date: Hardcover - October 13, 2020 / Paperback - August 11, 2015 Pages: Hardcover - 456 / Paperback - 408 Dimensions: Hardcover - 5.7 X 8.6 X 1.3 inches | 1.5 pounds / Paperback - 5.5 X 8.4 X 1.2 inches | 1.15 pounds Language: English Type: Hardcover or Paperback Condition: NEW ------------------------------------------
