The First Blade of Sweetgrass by Suzanne GreenlawMusquon 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

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The Sick RoseSor Juana Inés de la Cruz

The tale of a fourteenth-century Olympics

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but a book about becoming a bird

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the Washington State Book Award

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The Hardcover Edition includes bonus audio download performed by the Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick

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this is a passport to identifying plants and their uses