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The first blade of sweetgrass, a Native American story, story by Suzanne Greenlaw and Gabriel Frey ; illustrations by Nancy Baker

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The first blade of sweetgrass, a Native American story, story by Suzanne Greenlaw and Gabriel Frey ; illustrations by Nancy Baker
Language
eng
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illustrations
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no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The first blade of sweetgrass
Responsibility statement
story by Suzanne Greenlaw and Gabriel Frey ; illustrations by Nancy Baker
Sub title
a Native American story
Summary
In this Own Voices Native American picture book story, a modern Wabanaki girl is excited to accompany her grandmother for the first time to harvest sweetgrass for basket making. Musquon 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.
Target audience
primary
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