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Berry Song

Michaela Goade

Illustrator: Michaela Goade

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2022

Publisher: Little Brown BFYR/Hachette

ISBN: 978-0-316-49417-5

Keywords: Indigenous, family, nature

A Tlingit girl enjoys foraging with her grandmother and passes on the tradition to her younger sister. Lyrical language with a cycling refrain. Lush watercolor and mixed-media illustrations.