{"product_id":"when-the-shadbush-blooms-paperback","title":"When the Shadbush Blooms - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarla Messinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan R. Katz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Kanietakeron Fadden\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young Lenape Indian girl observes and reflects on the small, important ways her family today, and her ancestors generations before, celebrate the cycle of seasons.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday when a \u003cb\u003eLenape\u003c\/b\u003e Indian girl ventures to the stream to fish for shad, she knows that another girl did the same generations before her. Through the cycle of the seasons, what is important has remained: being with family, knowing when berries are ripe for picking, listening to stories in a warm home. Told by Traditional Sister and Contemporary Sister, each from her own time, this is a book about tradition and about change. Then and now are not so very different when the shadbush blooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarla J. S. Messinger\u003c\/b\u003e, Turtle Clan Lenape, is a cultural educator and the director of Native American Heritage Programs. She lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with her husband Allan and daughter Joy. You can visit her online at lenapeprograms.info.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Katz\u003c\/b\u003e has written eight children's books, including the prize-winning novel, \u003ci\u003eSnowdrops for Cousin Ruth\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in North Wales, Pennsylvania near her grown son Demian and his family, and half a block from the local library.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Kanietakeron Fadden\u003c\/b\u003e, Wolf Clan Mohawk, was born in Lake Placid, New York, and grew up in nearby Onchiota in a family of artists, naturalists, and storytellers. David's illustrations have appeared in books, periodicals, animations, and on television. He also works as the Museum Coordinator at the Native North American Travelling College and helps run his grandfather's museum, the Six Nations Indian Museum, during the summer months. David lives in Akwesasne, Ontario, Canada. His artwork is online at https: \/\/www.abunchofpeople.ca\/david-kanietakeron-fadden-vernissag and http: \/\/www.sixnationsindianmuseum.com\/contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.8 x 9.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e When the Shadbush Blooms\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769428607264,"sku":"9781643792019","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/31ed24c36153adf1ccc443472509cd34.webp?v=1780347927","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-the-shadbush-blooms-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}