The Keeper of Wild Words
Published on 10. March 2020
Book
Hardback
62 pages
978-1-4521-7073-2 (ISBN)
Description
A touching tale of a grandmother and her granddaughter exploring and cherishing the natural world.
Words,
the woods, and the world illuminate this quest to save the most
important pieces of our language-by saving the very things they stand
for.
When Mimi finds out her favorite words-simple words,
like apricot, blackberry, buttercup-are disappearing from the English
language, she elects her granddaughter Brook as their Keeper. And did
you know? The only way to save words is to know them.
* With its focus on the power of language and social change, The Keeper of Wild Words is ideal for educators and librarians as well as young readers.
* For any child who longs to get outside and learn more about nature and the environment
* A loving portrait of the special relationship that grandparents have with their grandchildren
For children who love such books as Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature, And Then It's Spring, and Finding Wild.
Words,
the woods, and the world illuminate this quest to save the most
important pieces of our language-by saving the very things they stand
for.
When Mimi finds out her favorite words-simple words,
like apricot, blackberry, buttercup-are disappearing from the English
language, she elects her granddaughter Brook as their Keeper. And did
you know? The only way to save words is to know them.
* With its focus on the power of language and social change, The Keeper of Wild Words is ideal for educators and librarians as well as young readers.
* For any child who longs to get outside and learn more about nature and the environment
* A loving portrait of the special relationship that grandparents have with their grandchildren
For children who love such books as Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature, And Then It's Spring, and Finding Wild.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 5 to 8 years
Dimensions
Height: 271 mm
Width: 247 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
538 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4521-7073-2 (9781452170732)
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Persons
Brooke Smith is a poet and children's book author. She lives in
Bend, Oregon, at the end of a long cinder lane. Brooke writes daily from
her studio, looking at the meadow and many of the wild words she
cherishes.
Madeline Kloepper is a Canadian artist with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts and Major in Illustration from Emily Carr
University of Art and Design. Her work is influenced by childhood,
nostalgia, and the relationships we forge with nature. She lives in
Prince George, British Columbia.
Bend, Oregon, at the end of a long cinder lane. Brooke writes daily from
her studio, looking at the meadow and many of the wild words she
cherishes.
Madeline Kloepper is a Canadian artist with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts and Major in Illustration from Emily Carr
University of Art and Design. Her work is influenced by childhood,
nostalgia, and the relationships we forge with nature. She lives in
Prince George, British Columbia.