08. Storytime with Nature
08. Storytime with Nature
Settle in, get cozy, and enjoy readings from three celebrated children’s writers who instill wonder for the natural world—and the communities we can become part of. Andrea Fritz uses Indigenous storytelling techniques and art to share the culture and language of the Hul’q’umi’num’-speaking Peoples in Crow Helps a Friend and Raven Gets Tricked. Award-winning Candace Savage has spent decades studying the natural world, and helps youngsters understand how it all began in Always Beginning: The Big Bang, the Universe and You. Monique Gray Smith shares a heartwarming story, Circle of Love, demonstrating that there is always room for others in our lives. Grades K–3.
Themes: Picture books, indigenous storytelling, nature, science, evolution, family, STEM
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts K-3, Arts Education K-3, Science 1-10
Presented in partnership with Vancouver International Children’s Festival.
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