The First Blade of Sweetgrass: A Wabanaki Story
By Suzanne Greenlaw, Gabriel Frey
Illustrators
Illustrated by Nancy Baker
Edition
By Suzanne Greenlaw, Gabriel Frey
Hardcover edition
Publisher Tilbury House Publishers Imprint Tilbury House ISBN9780884487609
The First Blade of Sweetgrass: A Wabanaki Story
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SKU
9780884487609J
In this Own Voices Native American picture book story, a modern Wabanaki girl is excited to accompany her grandmother for the first time to harvest sweetgrass for basket making.
Musquon must overcome her impatience while learning to distinguish sweetgrass from other salt marsh grasses, but slowly the spirit and peace of her surroundings speak to her, and she gathers sweetgrass as her ancestors have done for centuries, leaving the first blade she sees to grow for future generations. This sweet, authentic story from a Maliseet mother and her Passamaquoddy husband includes backmatter about traditional basket making and a Wabanaki glossary.
Musquon must overcome her impatience while learning to distinguish sweetgrass from other salt marsh grasses, but slowly the spirit and peace of her surroundings speak to her, and she gathers sweetgrass as her ancestors have done for centuries, leaving the first blade she sees to grow for future generations. This sweet, authentic story from a Maliseet mother and her Passamaquoddy husband includes backmatter about traditional basket making and a Wabanaki glossary.
Authors’ note. Wabanaki words. Full-color illustrations.
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