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Can You Hear the Plants Speak?

by Nicholas Hummingbird

Listening to the living world

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    Praise from Kirkus Reviews

    Kirkus Reviews describes the book as offering heartfelt reflections on kinship with nature.

AlbakiReads Editorial

Listening to the living world

Nicholas Hummingbird draws on his great-grandparents’ legacy to explore kinship with nature and the idea that spirit lives in the natural world. Rain, seeds, plants, mountains, rivers, and wind frame reflections on renewal, hope, and connection. The book invites children to consider what attentive listening to plants might teach, while its message of caring for the Earth is presented as something even young people can take part in. Illustrations by Madelyn Goodnight accompany this picture-book introduction to nature and Indigenous perspectives.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 curious about plants and the natural world
  • Families and educators seeking a picture book about caring for the Earth
  • Young readers interested in Indigenous perspectives on connection with nature

Themes

Kinship with natureRenewal and connectionEarth stewardshipIndigenous perspectives

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Book overview

"Heartfelt reflections on the importance of kinship with nature." --Kirkus Reviews

Our people believe spirit lives in everything.

Mountain, river, wind, tree.

Come, take a walk with me.

What do we learn from plants when we listen to them speaking? Indigenous plantsman Nicholas Hummingbird calls on the legacy of his great-grandparents to remember how one drop of rain, one seed, one plant can renew a cycle of hope and connection--for him and for each of us.

Perfect for readers of Sy Montgomery, debut authors Nicholas Hummingbird and Julia Wasson joyfully proclaim even the youngest person can be an earth protector. With gorgeous illustrations from Rock Your Mocs artist Madelyn Goodnight, Can You Hear the Plants Speak? encourages us to engage with the natural world.

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