Braiding Sweetgrass - Gift Edition
Updated with a new introduction from author Robin Wall Kimmerer, this hardcover gift edition of Braiding Sweetgrass celebrates the book as an object of meaning that will last the ages.
- Bridging scientific knowledge and indigenous wisdom, Braiding Sweetgrass embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers
- Gentle, simple, tactile, beautiful and even sacred, the book will inspire readers to spread the word about scientific knowledge, indigenous wisdom and the teachings of plants
- This gift edition includes a new cover featuring an engraving by Tony Drehfal, deckle edge, bookmark ribbon and 5 vividly colored illustrations by artist Nate Christopherson
Made in USA.
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. Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and 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 a rich braid of 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 a wider 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.
| Best Use | Casual |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 8.6 x 5.7 inches |
| Author(s) | Robin Wall Kimmerer |
| Number of Pages | 456 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9781571311771 |
| Publisher | Milkweed Editions |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
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Expect to learn, laugh, cry and be inspired.
I was not expecting to have such an incredibly emotional response to this book. Each and every chapter took me on a emotional journey - sometimes to laughter, sometimes to tears, and sometimes to anger...it is truly one of the most moving non-fiction books I've ever read. Kimmerer's words have inspired me to look deeper into subject matter I hadn't considered before, to learn more, to want to do more...what started as an assignment read turned into a transformative experience. Best purchase I've made in a long time.
fantastic read!
This book is moving and insightful. A must read for anyone who loves the land and wants to better understand her.
Wonderful back to nature Native book.
I have listened to this in audio book over and over. Connection to mother earth and plants is highlighted. The narration is very easy going and calming, matter of fact. Read from a native American perspective. Makes one stop and think about the smallest blade on a plant and how it is perceived and used in Native culture. Giving thanks to mother earth.
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This book is one of my favorites. For those interested in “nature” and a non-western viewpoint on our relationship to it this is a great read.