{"product_id":"9780316413435-indigenous-ingenuity","title":"Indigenous Ingenuity","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautifully designed, interactive nonfiction work celebrating North American Indigenous thinkers and inventions. An important offering for fans of \u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e by Robin Wall Kimmerer\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate Indigenous thinkers and inventions with this beautifully designed, award-winning interactive nonfiction book-perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e Essential for kids and adults. We need this book.\" -Candace Fleming, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Family Romanov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCorn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving disinfectant. Forest fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these, and countless other, scientific discoveries and technological inventions from Indigenous North Americans. Spanning topics from transportation to civil engineering, hunting technologies, astronomy, brain surgery, architecture, and agriculture, \u003ci\u003eIndigenous Ingenuity \u003c\/i\u003eis a wide-ranging STEM offering that answers the call for Indigenous nonfiction by reappropriating hidden history. The book includes fun, simple activities and experiments that kids can do to better understand and enjoy the principles used by Indigenous inventors. Readers of all ages are invited to celebrate traditional North American Indigenous innovation, and to embrace the mindset of reciprocity, environmental responsibility, and the interconnectedness of all life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eAn American Association of Geography Recommended Book\u003cbr\u003eA National Education Society Read Across America Selection\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Nerdy Book Club Award for Best Longform Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003eA Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids \u0026amp; Teens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e Gift Guide Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003cbr\u003eRecommended Reading on Indigenous Rights by The American Society of International Law \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41614515437665,"sku":"9780316413435","price":9.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_25288010.jpg?v=1719410413","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780316413435-indigenous-ingenuity","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}