The Keeper of Wild Words
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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.

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62 pages· 1,177 words· Est. 10 min read-aloud· 650L
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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
Themes & topics
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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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