An Anishinaabe child and her grandmother explore the natural wonders
of each season in this lyrical, bilingual story-poem.
In this lyrical story-poem, written in Anishinaabemowin and English, a
child and grandmother explore their surroundings, taking pleasure in the
familiar sights that each new season brings.
We accompany them through warm summer days full of wildflowers, bees and
blueberries, then fall, when bears feast before hibernation and forest
mushrooms are ripe for harvest. Winter mornings begin in darkness as
deer, mice and other animals search for food, while spring brings green
shoots poking through melting snow and the chirping of peepers.
Brittany Luby and Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley have created a book
inspired by childhood memories of time spent with Knowledge Keepers,
observing and living in relationship with the natural world in the place
they call home -- the northern reaches of Anishinaabewaking, around the
Great Lakes.
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language
Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or
appeal to the senses.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to
demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the
beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.