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Waking the Mountain
Nature is suffering, and so is Zura’s feline friend Milo. Naturally, this makes Zura angry. Soon, she knows she’ll have to turn her anger into action if she wants to save both.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published March 19, 2021
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April 5, 2021
Wow. This is a stunning and enthralling inspiration for earth care and advocacy for children! I appreciate the beautiful narrative told here through many layers--I think that story is a beautiful way to engage children's full selves rather than just giving them a nonfiction book about climate change and expecting them to do something about it. Story inspires. Facts fall flat.
The illustrations here are stunning, the representation of nature elements is a diverse and inclusive cast of (tastefully) naked human spirits: I absolutely love Zura's hair! The human spirits are helped by a feline named Milo. There is a lovely *movement* to the illustrations as the different aspects of nature are awakened. My children especially love the map-of-the-world pages where we see the different elements of nature that need reawakening by Zura and Milo.
Again, mostly I appreciate that the invitation here is to join the story. The intro page fittingly quotes Jane Goodall: "Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help, shall they be saved."
I hope this book gets a lot of attention! It's a gem.
***Note: I was given a review copy of this book by the publisher. Opinions are my own.
The illustrations here are stunning, the representation of nature elements is a diverse and inclusive cast of (tastefully) naked human spirits: I absolutely love Zura's hair! The human spirits are helped by a feline named Milo. There is a lovely *movement* to the illustrations as the different aspects of nature are awakened. My children especially love the map-of-the-world pages where we see the different elements of nature that need reawakening by Zura and Milo.
Again, mostly I appreciate that the invitation here is to join the story. The intro page fittingly quotes Jane Goodall: "Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help, shall they be saved."
I hope this book gets a lot of attention! It's a gem.
***Note: I was given a review copy of this book by the publisher. Opinions are my own.
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