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The various pieces click together at last to make a surprising and deeply satistfying pattern...a wonderfully absorbing read.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_14_Src":"Quill \u0026 Quire","OtherText_Review_15":"\u003cp\u003e“This is a beautifully written tale of grief, love, and family secrets.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_15_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_16":"\u003cp\u003e“Writing stories about finding hope in difficult circumstances is what Martha Brooks does best.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrairie Books NOW\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_16_Src":"Prairie Books NOW","OtherText_Review_17":"\u003cp\u003e“...a book that many upper junior high\/lower senior high readers, particularly girls, will enjoy.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eResource Links\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_17_Src":"Resource Links","OtherText_Review_18":"\u003cp\u003e“Smooth writing contributes much to a story that will enable readers to care about...coming of age.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_18_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“...beautifully crafted...An exceptional writer, Brooks once again immerses readers in a fully realized fictional world and leaves them potentially wiser for the experience.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“...elegaic...Brooks doesn't judge the failings of her characters harshly. 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Not only will this novel strike a familiar chord with many readers, but it will also linger in their minds long after they finish the book.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“Brooks' affecting novel explores the weighty legacy of family secrets and cultural heritage...Readers will connect strongly with the teenager's astonished, powerful feelings of first love and her shocked realization that painful family burdens can also be life-changing gifts.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Booklist, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e“Brooks captures perfectly the excruciating pain of divorce for children, the ache of older adolescence, the loss of childhood, and the centrality of family love. 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Mistik Lake
A stunning novel about what happens when you don't follow your heart, and the lies and secret suffering that can continue to haunt you.
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Brushstrokes of white and blue paint flow across the scene. Text: Daa-noondaan Miimiisi dbaajmin, gii-niimit nbiing, Gnoozhe gii-mwaat. Wesiinyik gii-miiziiwaat, mii ki gii-nishing wii-maajiiging gegoo. This mnoomin seed remembers Mayfly, who danced on the water and fed Pike, who in turn nourished the earth below.","id":23876166254651,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.062,"height":388,"width":800,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7d9236bf-3ccf-4a93-a7c2-35c82f95b600.jpg?v=1697228102"},"aspect_ratio":2.062,"height":388,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7d9236bf-3ccf-4a93-a7c2-35c82f95b600.jpg?v=1697228102","width":800},{"alt":"A large antlered moose stands in shallow water, surrounded by end-of-season mnoomin plants. The moose is painted with a pattern of red and yellow lines and shapes. Faint blue and green brushstrokes flow across the scene. The sky shows a pink, orange and purple sunset. Text: Mnjignaming miin’kaanens, gkenmaa Moos, bkojwebshkang e-giizhging zyaagkiik, bi-maajiiging dash shka’ii gegoo. This seed knows Moose, whose hooves uprooted crowding plants, making space for new life to grow.","id":23876203511867,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.059,"height":1600,"width":3294,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781773068466_interior03.jpg?v=1697229374"},"aspect_ratio":2.059,"height":1600,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781773068466_interior03.jpg?v=1697229374","width":3294}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this bilingual book, an Anishinaabe child explores the story of a precious mnoomin seed and the circle of life mnoomin sustains.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in Anishinaabemowin and English, the story opens at harvest time. A child holds a mnoomin seed and imagines all the life that made a single seed possible—Mayfly, Pike, Muskrat, Eagle and Moose, all had a part to play in bringing the seed into being. What will happen if the seed sprouts? Underwater leaves will shelter young fish, shoots will protect ducklings, stalks will feed larvae, in turn providing food for bats…until finally mnoomin will be ready to harvest again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe follow the child and family through a harvest day as they make offerings of tobacco, then gently knock ripe seeds into their canoe. On shore, they prepare the seeds, cook up a feast, and gratefully plant some seeds they’d set aside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully written and illustrated story reveals the cultural and ecological importance of mnoomin. As the author’s note explains, many Anishinaabeg agree that “wild rice” is an inaccurate term for this plant relation, since part of the harvest is sown every year to help sustain human and non-human beings. Includes a translator’s note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eexplanation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eillustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003einformational note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etranslations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etranslator’s note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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ages 3
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to 1
Mnoomin maan'gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin
In this bilingual book, an Anishinaabe child explores the story of a precious mnoomin seed and the circle of life mnoomin sustains.
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Monster Mender
A monster mender works hard to heal all wounds, but struggles to help a sea serpent who just seems … sad.
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/ grades P
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Mooz / Moose
Mooz is just a cat … or is she?
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Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
Morris is a little boy who loves using his imagination. But most of all, Morris loves his classroom’s dress-up center and its tangerine dress.
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Mother Aspen
A lyrical story of an aspen grove through the seasons, inspired by the ground-breaking work of Dr. Suzanne Simard on how trees talk to each other.
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A simple but empowering poem about creating a world, told from a young child's perspective.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Mrs. Nobody
Alice and Mrs. Nobody love getting up to no good — until they disagree on what to play next. Can Alice assert herself without losing her best friend?
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ages 10
to 14
/ grades 5
to 9
Mud City
A re-issue of Mud City, the third book in the bestselling Breadwinner series by Deborah Ellis. Includes a new cover and map, and an updated author's note.
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Young Mustafa feels invisible in his adopted home until a girl extends a welcoming hand. From world-renowned author-illustrator Marie-Louise Gay.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
My Book of Butterflies
A stunning exploration of butterflies from around the world.
