Product Description
Roam the water with me. We are here to learn.
Here to spin wisdom, to grow …
From award-winning Gunai author Kirli Saunders and seven-time CBCA-winner Freya Blackwood comes Afloat, a story told in a time of climate crisis. Against a backdrop of a changed environment, an Elder leads a child along the waterways, sharing her People's knowledge and gathering community along the way.
Afloat is an uplifting and inspiring picture book that uses the practice of weaving as a powerful metaphor for the honouring and teaching of First Nations wisdom, and the coming together of all people to survive, thrive and create a more hopeful future.
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community, Indigenous knowledge, First Nations, urban landscape, waterways, environment, climate
An Indigenous elder and child walk together through an urban landscape, collecting materials to weave a beautiful fabric together. As they continue their journey, more and more people join to create a community. A visually appealing book about Indigenous knowledge and forming a community in the climate crisis.