Afloat

By Kirli Saunders

Book Overview

A powerful picture book story for our time of climate crisis interwoven with Indigenous wisdom.

From multi-award-winning Gunai author Kirli Saunders and Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Freya Blackwood comes Afloat. 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. This uplifting and inspiring picture book uses the practice of weaving as a powerful metaphor for the honoring and teaching of First Nations wisdom, and the coming together of all people to survive, thrive, and create a more hopeful future.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646145070
• ISBN13: 9781646145072
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Levine Querido
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.1" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3