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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2020 · Est. 10 min read-aloud
The Keeper of Wild Words
Written by Brooke Smith · Illustrated by Madeline Kloepper
Words vanish; a granddaughter must save them by exploring nature.
4.1/5 Goodreads · 381 ratings
62 pages· 1,177 words· Est. 10 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Mimi discovers her beloved words are disappearing. She entrusts her granddaughter, Brook, to become their Keeper. As they journey through nature, they must preserve these words by understanding their essence. Can they save the language by embracing the world it describes?
From the publisher
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.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 62
- Words
- 1,177
- Reading age
- 5–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 650L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~4.2
- F&P level
- ~P
Publication
- Published
- March 10, 2020
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
- Text details
- Typeset in Poynter and Naive Sans
- Illustration details
- The illustrations in this book were rendered in mixed media and Photoshop
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781452170732
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