Birdsong by Julie Flett Chipmunks Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai

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"--School Library Journal

Snacking & Sipping Garden

All your favorite nursery rhymes are sung or chanted as they are intertwined throughout the story

Birdsong by Julie Flett Chipmunks Wangari MaathaiWhen a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of [nature and art]. Can the girl navigate the changing seasons and failing health of her new friend? A Governor General's Award winning author "Flett's simple story shows young readers how new friends can sometimes ease them; that this friendship is an intergenerational one between fellow