The Keeper of Wild Words
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[United States] : Chronicle Books LLC, 2020.
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A touching tale of a grandmother and her granddaughter exploring and cherishing the natural world. Words, the woods, and the world illuminate this quest to save the most important pieces of our language-by saving the very things they stand for. When Mimi finds out her favorite words-simple words, like apricot, blackberry, buttercup-are disappearing from the English language, she elects her granddaughter Brook as their Keeper. And did you know? The only way to save words is to know them. - With its focus on the power of language and social change, The Keeper of Wild Words is ideal for educators and librarians as well as young readers. - For any child who longs to get outside and learn more about nature and the environment - A loving portrait of the special relationship that grandparents have with their grandchildren For children who love such books as Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature, And Then It's Spring, and Finding Wild.

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A touching tale of a grandmother and her granddaughter exploring and cherishing the natural world. Words, the woods, and the world illuminate this quest to save the most important pieces of our language-by saving the very things they stand for. When Mimi finds out her favorite words-simple words, like apricot, blackberry, buttercup-are disappearing from the English language, she elects her granddaughter Brook as their Keeper. And did you know? The only way to save words is to know them. - With its focus on the power of language and social change, The Keeper of Wild Words is ideal for educators and librarians as well as young readers. - For any child who longs to get outside and learn more about nature and the environment - A loving portrait of the special relationship that grandparents have with their grandchildren For children who love such books as Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature, And Then It's Spring, and Finding Wild.
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Smith, B., & Kloepper, M. (2020). The Keeper of Wild Words. [United States], Chronicle Books LLC.

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Smith, Brooke and Madeline, Kloepper. 2020. The Keeper of Wild Words. [United States], Chronicle Books LLC.

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Smith, Brooke and Madeline, Kloepper, The Keeper of Wild Words. [United States], Chronicle Books LLC, 2020.

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Smith, Brooke, and Madeline Kloepper. The Keeper of Wild Words. [United States], Chronicle Books LLC, 2020.

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