{"product_id":"muskrat-will-be-swimming","title":"Muskrat Will Be Swimming","description":"\u003cp\u003e*Notable Books For Children - Smithsonian*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Skipping Stones Book Award for Exceptional Multicultural and Nature\/Ecology Books*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Wordcraft Circle Writer of the Year (Prose - Children's Literature)*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Wordcraft Circle Mentor of the Year*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Jeannie loves her lakeside neighborhood, her feelings are hurt by her schoolmates who live in fancier homes and call her a Lake Rat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she confides her troubles to her grandfather, he tells her about his own childhood experiences with teasing. As the story unfolds, the grandfather shares a traditional Seneca story that helps Jeannie to find strength in her Native identity and a new appreciation for the different roles that animals play in nature. This is a quiet book that celebrates family and place and the teachings of Native people. Muskrat Will Be Swimming is based on a real incident in Cheryl Savageau's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuskrat Will Be Swimming will help inspire classroom conversations about:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * Teasing and bullying\u003cbr\u003e * Storytelling traditions and customs in Native and non-Native families\u003cbr\u003e * The Seneca creation story and creation stories in general\u003cbr\u003e * Traditions of the Sky Woman in Native stories\u003cbr\u003e * Contemporary Native American families and building connections to tribal identity\u003cbr\u003e * Native identity and mixed-blood ancestry\u003cbr\u003e * Significance of dreams in Native culture\u003cbr\u003e * The role of animals as teachers in Abenaki culture\u003cbr\u003e * Animals of the forest\u003cbr\u003e * The Abenaki view towards the natural environment\u003cbr\u003e * The value of experiences in the natural world for children's growth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eF\u0026amp;P Text Level R\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tilbury House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45534424563759,"sku":"9780884482802","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/8122\/0143\/files\/9780884482802.jpg?v=1782758972","url":"https:\/\/highfivebooks.org\/products\/muskrat-will-be-swimming","provider":"High Five Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}