Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants race Veasna's family found themselves exiled

Veasna's family found themselves exiled to the barren countryside along with thousands of others

"A lyrical and evocative retelling

especially their toes

and asks how we heal and rescue one another without forsaking who we are

Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this insightful and unique look at the craft of writing and into the mind of a master storyteller

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants race Veasna's family found themselves exiledDrawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living thingsfrom strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichenprovide 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 earths oldest teachers: the plants around us.