Mnoomin Maan'gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin by Brittany Luby Christmas tree making exemplary use of the

making exemplary use of the picture book format by employing tension between what readers hear and what they're shown

and his use of colour

overcoming apparently insurmountable challenges

owing to a case of mistaken identity

McGinnis is professor emeritus of biology at California State University

Mnoomin Maan'gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin by Brittany Luby Christmas tree making exemplary use of theIn this bilingual book, an Anishinaabe child explores the story of a precious mnoomin seed and the circle of life mnoomin sustains. Written in Anishinaabemowin and English, the story opens at harvest time. A child holds a mnoomin seed and imagines all the life that made a single seed possible Mayfly, Pike, Muskrat, Eagle and Moose, all had a part to play in bringing the seed into being. What will happen if the seed sprouts? Underwater leaves will