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Gr 4–6—This warm, thoughtful book about kinships and history may struggle to find its audience. Too short to be a chapter book and too long to be a picture book, it covers high level concepts and so cannot be used for transitional readers. An Anishinaabe girl and her grandfather enjoy the spring thaw along the river, an annual tradition for them. They observe nature where "They knew that all of this would be happening with or without them, that they were such a small part of creation." He tells her stories of ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More