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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2022-07-19
Page Count
40
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780316494175
Themes
family relationships
native american culture

Berry Song

Written and Illustrated by Michaela Goade

On an island at the edge of a wide, wild sea, a girl and her grandmother gather gifts from the earth. Salmon from the stream, herring eggs from the ocean, and in the forest, a world of berries.

Salmonberry, Cloudberry, Blueberry, Nagoonberry.

Huckleberry, Snowberry, Strawberry, Crowberry.

Through the seasons, they sing to the land as the land sings to them. Brimming with joy and gratitude, in every step of their journey, they forge a deeper kinship with both the earth and the generations that came before, joining in the song that connects us all. Michaela Goade's luminous rendering of water and forest, berries and jams glows with her love of the land and offers an invitation to readers to deepen their own relationship with the earth.

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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2022-07-19
Page Count
40
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780316494175
Themes
family relationships
native american culture
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