The First Blade of Sweetgrass by Suzanne Greenlaw friendships offering just enough detail for

offering just enough detail for most readers

Learn how some seeds fly

No one knows that a mother bear in her underground den has kicked the turnip up through the soil to give the family room to sleep through the winter

Commended Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year

and many other things with intricate detail reminiscent of old world beauty

The First Blade of Sweetgrass by Suzanne Greenlaw friendships offering just enough detail forMusquon 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