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Book two in the award-winning Mothers of Xsan series, The Grizzly Mother uses striking illustration and lyrical language to bring the poetry of the Xsan ecosystem to life.
To the Gitxsan people of Northwestern British Columbia, the grizzly is an integral part of the natural landscape. Together, they share the land and forests that the Skeena River runs through, as well as the sockeye salmon within it. Follow mother bear as she teaches her cubs what they need to survive on their own.
Price: $18.00
Pages: 32
Publisher: Portage & Main Press
Imprint: HighWater Press
Series: Mothers of Xsan
Publication Date:
23 September 2019
ISBN: 9781553797784
Format: eBook
BISACs:
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Science & Ecosystems, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Bears, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Seasons, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats: Woodlands and forests, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Bears
★ Anchored in the culture of the Gitxsan Nation, this spellbinding account of a grizzly bear’s first few years with her cubs is the second title in the Mothers of Xsan series. Saturated with ocher hues and expressively detailed with black line, Donovan’s illustrations amplify the text’s lyricism with nuanced perspectives.
A lyrically poetic text, it delivers a wealth of information on the lives of grizzlies and the ecosystem they are part of, making this an invaluable introduction to the way we are all connected.
— Jeffrey Canton
Teachers! Get The Grizzly Mother for your classroom--and ask your librarian to get it on the library shelves, too! I highly recommend The Sockeye Mother and The Grizzly Mother published by HighWater Press. They are pitched at children in grades 5-7 but I think they can be used with younger children. And of course, picture books should be used with people of any age. Highly recommended!
— Debbie Reese
Selected for the 2020 Outstanding International Books List
Selected as Middle Honor Book for the American Indian Youth Literature Award
This is a gorgeous book. Recommended.
Selected for the Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books 2019 reading list, Informational Books for Older Readers