Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know
Niibing, dgwaagig, bboong, mnookmig dbaadjigaade maanpii mzin’igning / A Book about the Seasons
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
An Anishinaabe child and her grandmother explore the natural wonders of each season in this lyrical, bilingual story-poem.
In this lyrical story-poem, written in Anishinaabemowin and English, a child and grandmother explore their surroundings, taking pleasure in the familiar sights that each new season brings.
We accompany them through warm summer days full of wildflowers, bees and blueberries, then fall, when bears feast before hibernation and forest mushrooms are ripe for harvest. Winter mornings begin in darkness as deer, mice and other animals search for food, while spring brings green shoots poking through melting snow and the chirping of peepers.
Brittany Luby and Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley have created a book inspired by childhood memories of time spent with Knowledge Keepers, observing and living in relationship with the natural world in the place they call home — the northern reaches of Anishinaabewaking, around the Great Lakes.
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Brittany Luby celebrates the lush natural beauty of the northern Great Lakes region and the culture of the Ojibwe people in this vibrant book for kids. A young girl asks her grandmother how to recognize the arrival of each new season. In the tradition of native Knowledge Keepers, her grandmother points out the special signs that can be found in plant life, birds, insects, and animals as the earth changes throughout the year. Presented in both Anishinaabemowin and English, this story is written in the form of gorgeously eloquent verses. Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley’s richly coloured illustrations are equally enchanting. This is a great book for families who love nature and want to know about Indigenous culture.
