Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of MossesLiving at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses. Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Rather, it is a series of linked personal essays that will lead general

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Beautifully illustrated by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley

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a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world

unequaled in its authority and fascination

and she discovers that no matter where she is

you can learn to speak the language too

This playful story by Brenda Child is accompanied by a companion retelling in Ojibwe by Gordon Jourdain and brought to life by Jonathan Thunder's vibrant dreamscapes

She eats tasty food and joins family and friends around the campfire

"—Stephen Graham Jones