New Releases by Robin Wall Kimmerer

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass comes a beautiful and lushly illustrated tale celebrating gratitude, reciprocity, and finding our place in the natural world, ideal for sharing with the youngest readers. When young Bud sees people bustling around, intent on their chores and their screens, she is certain they must be doing something important--and she wants to be a part of things by doing something important too. But wise Nokomis, her grandmother, shows her that there is a different way to find belonging, one that relies on stillness and that cultivates paying attention to the natural world. As Bud discovers the freely given gifts of the Earth, she wonders if she has something important to give back: What is her gift? With warmth, humor, and insight, Robin Wall Kimmerer weaves a reassuring and uplifting story to inspire readers of all ages to treasure nature''s generosity and the gifts each one of us can share with the earth.

»Vom Horten zum Kreislauf, von der Unabhängigkeit zur Interdependenz, vom Verwunden zum Heilen; nur so können wir auch in Zukunft gedeihen.« Was können wir von einem Baum lernen? Alles! Wie man sich einbringt, wie man teilt, wie man lebt. Die Felsenbirne – mit ihren köstlichen dunkelroten Beeren – steht hier als Sinnbild für alles, was wichtig ist: selbstloses Geben und verantwortungsvolles Nehmen. Für Gemeinschaft, Verbundenheit, Dankbarkeit. Dieses Buch lässt uns staunen über die Natur und über uns selbst. Nach dem Weltbestseller »Geflochtenes Süßgras« schenkt uns Robin Wall Kimmerer ein weiteres Buch, das man nicht nur liest, sondern mit jeder Seite in sich aufnimmt. Von der Autorin des Welt-Bestsellers »Geflochtenes Süßgras«. »Robin Wall Kimmerer schreibt über Pflanzen und Menschen wie niemand vor ihr.« taz. Die Tageszeitung. »Eine bewegende Reflexion darüber, was wir von den Gaben eines Baums für eine gerechtere Gesellschaft lernen können.« TIME. »Dankbarkeit ist der Kern von Kimmerer Schreiben.« Deutschlandfunk Kultur.

An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world. As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth—its abundance of sweet, juicy berries—to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution ensures its own survival. As Kimmerer explains, “Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency.” As Elizabeth Gilbert writes, Robin Wall Kimmerer is “a great teacher, and her words are a hymn of love to the world.” The Serviceberry is an antidote to the broken relationships and misguided goals of our times, and a reminder that “hoarding won’t save us, all flourishing is mutual.” Robin Wall Kimmerer is donating her advance payments from this book as a reciprocal gift, back to the land, for land protection, restoration, and justice.

Bestseller del New York Times por más de 200 semanas consecutivas. «Mejor Colección de Ensayos de la Década» según Literary Hub. Uno de los libros más importantes de nuestros tiempos, que nos invita a descubrir un nuevo lenguaje para comunicarnos con la naturaleza y recibir sus enseñanzas. Como mujer indígena, Robin Wall Kimmerer es heredera de un valioso legado que considera a los animales y las plantas nuestros mejores maestros. Como botánica, se ha valido del rigor científico para estudiar mejor la naturaleza. Y como madre, profesora y escritora, ha dedicado su vida a conjugar ambas perspectivas para abogar por un despertar de la consciencia ecológica que reconozca y celebre nuestra profunda conexión con otras formas de vida. En Una trenza de hierba sagrada, la autora entreteje experiencias y saberes en una serie de relatos iluminadores y emotivos que nos inspiran a fortalecer nuestra relación sagrada con la Madre Tierra. Cada capítulo es una magnífica lección de gratitud y reciprocidad, que nos recuerda que, si ofrecemos nuestros dones al mundo y lo ayudamos a sanar, este nos retribuirá con la armonía y el bienestar que tanto anhelamos. Bestseller del New York Times Bestseller del Washington Post Bestseller del Los Angeles Times ——— A masterpiece of our times, inviting us to discover a new language for communicating with nature and receiving its lessons. As a Native American woman, Robin Wall Kimmerer is the heir to a valuable legacy that views animals and plants as our greatest and oldest teachers. As a botanist, she leverages scientific knowledge to better understand nature. And as a mother, teacher, and writer, she has dedicated her life to blending these perspectives and advocate for an awakening of ecological consciousness that acknowledges and celebrates our deep connection with other forms of life. In Braiding Sweetgrass, the author weaves together experiences and knowledge in a series of illuminating and emotional stories that inspire us to reinvigorate our sacred relationship with Mother Earth. Each chapter offers a magnificent lesson in gratitude and reciprocity, reminding us that if we contribute our gifts to the world and help it heal, it will reward us with the harmony and wellness we are yearning for. A New York Times Bestseller A Washington Post Bestseller A Los Angeles Times Bestseller Named a “Best Essay Collection of the Decade” by Literary Hub

2005年美國自然文學最高榮譽「約翰・巴勒斯」文學獎（John Burroughs Medal） 2020年Openbook好書獎．年度生活書 ★ 古老、微小，卻支撐一整座森林的植物 苔蘚是最古老的植物，也是最早離開水域，征服陸地的植物。身形僅有雨林的三千分之一，苔蘚卻能蘊養樹木、保護土壤、涵養水分，為昆蟲遮風擋雨，也讓鳥類與熊取用築巢……在許多我們意想不到的地方，細細密密地支持起了一座森林的運行。 ★ 長在城市縫隙之間的植物 長在城市裡的苔蘚，和人類有許多共通點：多元、適應力強、抗壓性高，在擁擠的環境也能活得很好，而且還經常旅行！苔蘚的葉片構造和人的肺泡有很多相似點，當它們減少消失，正是向我們示警了空汙；還有苔蘚的抑菌以及吸收能力，都曾在一戰被廣泛當作棉花的替代品以及傷口敷料…… ★ 在印第安傳統裡向苔蘚禮敬 傳統的印第安人採集苔蘚，好擦去鮭魚皮上的黏液毒素，也在手套與靴子裡塞進苔蘚，隔絕冬日凜冽的寒氣；在沒有幫寶適的年代，寶寶的搖籃板裡會塞滿舒適的乾苔蘚；還有，在女性的月事隔離小屋裡，會有一籃一籃精挑細選過的苔蘚，好陪伴她們度過這段印第安人認為的靈性高峰；印第安人也將灰苔做成枕頭，據說，那會讓人做上特別的夢…… 「我們被教導過， 運用植物就是在向它身處的自然表達敬意， 使用植物的方式要讓它的天賦能夠繼續滋長。」 《三千分之一的森林》收錄了基默爾的十九篇散文，她以科普知識為經，生命經驗與部落傳統為緯，揉合生命故事與研究苔類多年的心得。在這系列散文中，有描寫她與女兒、鄰居的日常互動；有在野外採集的刺激冒險；還有超級富豪假借復育之名，邀請她為深山密林裡一座精美絕倫的仿古青苔花園擔任顧問——但她發現，復育是為了遮掩一場遊走灰色地帶、盜取自然的犯行，而自始至終，她都無從得知富豪的真實身分。 《三千分之一的森林》有流暢優美的自然書寫，也有清晰洗鍊的科學語言，基默爾試著用不同的知識系統，讓我們突破尺度的限制，理解苔類這種微小植物帶來的啟發，和森林同樣弘大。作者筆調有時像哲學家的座右銘，有時也像生態科學家的提醒警示，但更多時候，是像部落長老或母親的教誨，悠遠綿長，溫柔纏繞出人類、苔蘚與自然三者密不可分的關係。 ★ 亞馬遜網站五星評價 ★ 結合「民族植物學」、「科普知識」、「人文關懷」之自然書寫佳作 ★ 作者為當代最重要青苔研究權威之一 ★ 搭配北美知名苔類專家霍華德·阿爾文·克洛姆（Howard Alvin Crum）9幅手繪插圖 ★ 生物多樣性研究所楊嘉棟博士審訂

Viviendo en los límites de nuestra percepción ordinaria, los musgos son un elemento común, pero en gran medida desapercibido del mundo natural. ''Reserva de musgo'' es una hermosa mezcla de ciencia y reflexión personal que invita a los lectores a explorar y aprender de la vida elegantemente sencilla de los musgos. En esta serie de ensayos personales relacionados, Robin Wall Kimmerer lleva a lectores generales y científicos por igual a comprender cómo viven los musgos y cómo sus vidas se entrelazan con las de innumerables seres. Kimmerer explica la biología de los musgos con claridad y arte, al tiempo que reflexiona sobre lo que estos fascinantes organismos tienen que enseñarnos. Basándose en sus diversas experiencias como científica, madre, profesora y escritora de ascendencia indígena americana, Kimmerer explica las historias de los musgos en términos científicos, así como en el marco de las formas de conocimiento indígenas.

Am Rand unserer alltäglichen Wahrnehmung, kaum sichtbar für das Auge, liegt eine andere Welt: ein Regenwald en miniature, ein Mikrobiom, bestehend aus Moosen, den primitivsten aller Pflanzen. Sie haben weder Blüten, Früchte noch Samen und bringen es dennoch auf 22 000 Arten. Sie haben keine Wurzeln, und doch sind sie seit ihrer Entstehung vor 400 Millionen Jahren tief verbunden mit dem Leben unzähliger anderer Organismen. Anschaulich und kunstvoll bietet Robin Wall Kimmerer in ihren persönlichen, mit indigenen Wissensformen und wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnis angereicherten Reflexionen Einblick in die Vielfalt dieser genügsamen, allen Widrigkeiten trotzenden Organismen. Und zeigt damit, dass der bloßen Existenz der Moose nicht nur aufgrund ihrer Schönheit unsere Aufmerksamkeit gelten sollte. Dem ersten Blick verborgen, offenbaren sie uns Blatt für Blatt eine Botschaft, die unbedingt gehört werden muss: wie es möglich ist, sich mit der Welt aufs Innigste vertraut zu machen und noch im unwegsamsten Gebiet in Verbundenheit zu überleben.

Best-seller e leitura obrigatória para os nossos tempos aborda nossa relação com a natureza e as lições que podemos tirar dela Como botânica, Robin Wall Kimmerer aprendeu a analisar a natureza sob um olhar científico. Como integrante da Nação indígena Potawatomi, por outro lado, ela abraça a ideia de que as plantas e os animais são nossos professores mais antigos. Em A maravilhosa trama das coisas, Kimmerer une essas duas vertentes de conhecimento para mostrar que o despertar de uma consciência ecológica mais ampla requer a celebração do relacionamento de reciprocidade entre os seres humanos e o resto do mundo vivo. Para entender a generosidade da terra e viver uma relação mais honrosa com ela, é preciso prestar atenção na natureza. Mesmo que tenhamos esquecido como ouvir suas vozes, a autora mostra de que maneira outros seres vivos — morangos e abóboras, salamandras e algas, lírios e bordos — nos enchem de presentes e lições. Assim, entre histórias sobre o início da humanidade e as forças que hoje ameaçam o florescimento da vida, ela explora a relação entre o ser humano e a terra, e como crescemos a partir dessa troca. Entrelaçando a sabedoria das plantas, as tradições dos povos originários e as principais metodologias científicas ocidentais, A maravilhosa trama das coisas nos convida a viver uma cultura de gratidão: a agradecer as dádivas da terra e cuidar dela.

◉出版至今長據亞馬遜網路書店自然書寫類/植物學類/生態學類 第一名 ◉榮獲2014年美國自然文學指標性獎項 Sigurd F. Olson自然寫作獎 ◉紐約時報、華盛頓郵報暢銷書，亞馬遜網路書店全5星、破萬則高度評價 ◉原住民植物學家兼詩人作家基默爾，繼《三千分之一的森林》後，結合植物學、人類誌和自然書寫的重磅巨作。 大自然是不斷流動的循環，而整個世界，就是一場你來我往的豐盛餽贈。 交織著靈性、科學和原住民智慧，當代環境危機下最發人深省的生態書寫！ 身為受過嚴謹科學訓練的植物學家，基默爾學習以客觀理性的系統工具認識自然，但這些知識無法讓她跟大自然產生共情。後來，她發現來自先祖的傳承，彌補了科學的空缺。印第安智慧讓她懂得世界的靈性，讓她看見萬物的聯繫，讓她相信動植物都是人類的導師，必須以感恩互惠的方式，去與自然雙向交流。 本書中，基默爾融合了不同的知識系譜，藉由動人神話、儀式和童年經驗，展示印地安文化如何在萬物身上看見自然餽贈的禮物，並揭示重要的生命課題。她不斷提問：如何在現代世界找到方法，再次認知到土地是一份禮物，以恢復我們和世界的神聖關係？ ●編織「聖草」的文化意涵 Sweetgrass又名茅香草，是美洲原住民重要的精神象徵。在每年固定時節採收野生茅香草，將之編成髮辮贈與親友，並在儀式前焚燒，以此淨化、祝禱並獲得力量。本書以「聖草」這個文化象徵作為全書架構，從種植、採收、編織、焚燒等儀式和步驟，於各章中開展多元植物經驗，貫徹時序遞嬗、萬物循環的精神。 ●萬物有靈、對土地的愛與依戀 以近乎回憶錄形式的真摯筆法，追溯童年記憶與家族部落史，緬懷失落的文化、語言和土地傳統。透過「天空女神」創世神話、波塔瓦托米傳說到你我的日常經驗，開啟人與土地植物的深刻連結，並結合四季儀式生活背後的價值。 ●生命的語法反映尊重萬物的思維 原住民語言不同於英語中將動植物等非人類以「it」來代替，而是將萬物視為主體生命而存在，展現平等包容的精神。此外，印第安語70％為動詞和動態表述：如Puhpowee一詞意為「讓蘑菇從土裡一夜間破土而出的力量」、wiikwegamaa一詞意為「成為海灣」，無不充分展現從充滿生命力的角度來認知世界的立場與態度。 ●世界以「禮物經濟」的方式運作 原住民的採集依據「神聖採集」準則，只取被給予的，善用之，懷抱感謝並報答回饋，與萬物資源建立特殊的關係、責任和義務。他們視所有從土地而來的東西都是禮物，而非「商品」，透過不斷的變動交流，讓世界生生不息。 基默爾在本書中展示各種生物之間的連結，包括紫苑和金縷梅、草莓和南瓜、蝾螈、藻類和甜草，引領我們傾聽萬物的聲音。書中令人動容並散發靈性光輝的文字多不勝數： 「在我們的傳說中，茅香草是第一個在土地上生長的植物。它的芬芳香氣令人想起那些被遺忘、卻渾然不察的事。而舉行儀式，就是為了要「想辦法記得」。茅香草外形微捲如波，長而柔亮，就像大地之母的秀髮。編織香草用以表達對大地之母的關愛，讓她知道我們在乎她的容顏和幸福，並向她所賜予的一切表示感激。」 「草莓啟發了我的世界觀，也就是上天給的禮物就近在腳下咫尺。禮物跟個人所作所為無關，它們來去自如，不知不覺就來到你我的身邊。禮物不是一種獎賞，你無法靠努力去掙得，你甚至不配得到，但它就是這麼出現了。你唯一要做的，就是睜大眼睛，保持在當下，待在那個恩賜發生的謙卑時刻。」 「茅香草屬於大地之母，我們心存敬意的採摘和編織，拿它來照顧族人。而回敬給土地的禮物，就是好好照料這些茅香草。茅香草一直都處於動態之中，隨著每次懷著敬意的交換行為，在意涵上變得更加豐富。禮物的本質就是不斷變動，價值隨之提升。這樣的「禮物經濟」創造了一組關係，必須用互惠的模式來流通。試想，當世界成為一個持續流動的禮物，我們將變得多麼富有！」 「在夏日山間露營時，我們會將清晨煮好的第一杯咖啡灑在大地上，向山神致意，向大地祝禱。看著褐色的液體流失在岩縫間碎裂的棕色腐植質裡，就像回歸它的本體，與土壤合而為一。就算我們對這個儀式懷抱著困惑，但我發現土地還是把一切一飲而盡，好似什麼都是對的。即便你感到迷失，大地依然懂你。我想這就是儀式的力量吧！讓肉眼可見的事物變得不可見，更將平淡與神聖合而為一。」 基默爾的文字展現出寬廣而包容的生態意識，充分闡釋了深植於人類與世界萬物長久以來的依存關係。她時刻提醒：唯有能夠聽見萬物的語言，我們才能理解地球的慷慨，並學習將自身擁有的禮物，妥善地回報出去。 ※本書特別錄製「沉浸式閱聽體驗」音檔，只要手機掃描書上QR code或者點入連結網址，就能進入本書充滿靈性省思、極富詩意的動人篇章，為您繁忙的生活帶來片刻寧靜與放鬆。 【專家推薦】 達娃（七世代自然生活學校創辦人）、王盛弘（作家）、黃盛璘（園藝治療師）、楊玉鳳（台灣苔蘚學會常務理事）、陳玉峯（生態學教授、生態哲學作家）、楊嘉棟（行政院農委會特有生物研究保育中心主任） 【媒體好評】 ▶作為一名植物學家，基默爾接受過用科學工具提出自然問題的訓練。作為波塔瓦托米公民民族的一員，她接受植物和動物是我們最古老的老師的觀念。在本書中，她將這兩個觀點結合在一起，帶領我們踏上一段既神話又科學，既神聖又歷史，既慧黠又充滿智慧的旅程——美國知名作家 伊莉莎白·吉伯特（Elizabeth Gilbert，《享受吧！一個人的旅行》作者） ▶基默爾寫了一本非凡的書，展示如何通過原住民的古老知識來豐富科學事實和客觀方法。這是她捕捉美的方式，我最喜歡的是巨大的雪松和野草莓，雨中的森林和芬芳甜草地的圖像將在你讀完最後一頁后很長一段時間留在你身邊。——簡·古道爾（Jane Goodall） ▶我每天都要感謝基默爾，感謝她擁有無盡的知識，無論心理還是精神層面。——Richard Powers, 《紐約時報》 ▶本書中植物學家基默爾處理了從可持續農業到綠藻層的所有問題，以反映她繼承的波塔瓦托米遺產，這種遺產擁有非主流的管理意識：知道我們屬於這片土地。這是一本專注於世界展開的書，以觀察的眼睛不斷吸引我們。——全國公共廣播電台（NPR） ▶植物學教授基默爾知道，所有形式的生態失衡的答案長期以來一直隱藏在顯而易見的視野中，用植物和動物、礦物和元素的語言講述。她借鑒了自身傳統將科學、原住民主張和說故事相結合，倡導人類與自然之間重新建立聯繫。——《戶外探索雜誌》（Outside） ▶基默爾以深厚同情心和優美的散文鼓勵讀者思考生活和語言在自然世界中交織的方式。她是個令人著迷的故事講述者，分享了她的波塔瓦托米祖先傳說，說明我們所有人都應該活在感恩文化。——出版人週刊

Traditional Chinese edition of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things—from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen—provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass. Adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, this new edition reinforces how wider ecological understanding stems from listening to the earth’s oldest teachers: the plants around us. With informative sidebars, reflection questions, and art from illustrator Nicole Neidhardt, Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults brings Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.

''Een vlecht van heilig gras'' verandert blijvend je kijk op de natuur - en je relatie ermee. In haar bijzondere boek ''Een vlecht van heilig gras'' laat Robin Wall Kimmerer ons op een inspirerende en indringende manier zien dat we ons voor ware duurzaamheid opnieuw moeten verbinden met de natuur. Ze deelt in poëtische woorden haar wetenschappelijke kennis over planten en mixt die met legenden van haar inheems-Amerikaanse voorouders en persoonlijke verhalen. Door de haast magische combinatie van wetenschappelijke kennis en eeuwenoude wijsheid laat Kimmerer je inzien dat we liefdevoller met onze planeet moeten omgaan. Want als we niet langer alleen maar nemen van de aarde, maar haar geschenken juist met respect en dankbaarheid gaan ontvangen, kunnen we écht gaan bouwen aan een duurzame wereld. Robin Wall Kimmerer stamt af van de Potawatomi, een inheemse stam die in de Verenigde Staten leeft. Ze is botanicus en professor in de bosecologie, en ook een begenadigd verhalenverteller. ''Een vlecht van heilig gras'' is in zeventien talen vertaald.

Dünyanın evimiz olduğunu unuttuk. Robin Wall Kimmerer, Potawatomi halkının bir üyesi ve bir botanikçi olarak doğayla birden fazla dilde konuşabilen bir araştırmacı: Bir yandan çocukluğundan itibaren bitki ve hayvanlarla kurduğu ilişki ona doğanın en eski öğretmenimiz olduğunu göstermiş, öbür yandan ise botanik eğitimi ona bütünün parçalarını görmeyi öğretmiş. Halkının öğretilerini ve bilimin sesini kendinde birleştiren Kimmerer, Bitkilerin Ruhu’nda bu iki farklı bilgi merceğinden bakarak edindiği tecrübeleri bir araya getiriyor ve canlıların dünyasıyla kurduğumuz ilişkinin karşılıklı olması gerektiğini hatırlatıyor. Çünkü ancak diğer canlıların dillerini anlayabildiğimiz zaman dünyanın cömertliğini anlayabilir, bu cömertliğe karşılık kendi hediyelerimizi vermeyi öğrenebiliriz. Gezegenimizin sesini duymak bizim sorumluluğumuz... “Robin Wall Kimmerer olağanüstü bir kitap yazmış; kanıtlara dayalı, objektif bir bilim anlayışının, yerlilerin kadim öğretileriyle nasıl zenginleşebileceğini gösteriyor. Güzelliği o kadar iyi yakalayıveriyor ki… boylu mazıların, yabani çileklerin, yağmurun eksik olmadığı ormanların, mis gibi kokan kutsal ot dolu çayırların manzarası kitabı kenara koyduğunuzda bile gözünüzün önünden gitmiyor.” Jane Goodall

Robin Wall Kimmerer, an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is a mother, plant ecologist, professor and inspiring writer. Her New York Times Bestseller Braiding Sweetgrass - from which these quotes are drawn - has received rave reviews from our customers for years (see page 20). Art by Wendy Harris. Royalties paid to the Onondaga Nation.

Come botanica, Robin Wall Kimmerer è abituata a porsi domande sulla natura dal punto di vista della scienza. Come appartenente alla Nazione Potawatomi, sa che piante e animali sono i nostri primi maestri. Nelle pagine de La meravigliosa trama del tutto unisce questi due approcci per trascinare il lettore in un viaggio tra mito e scienza, sacro e storico, cultura e saggezza. Nel ripercorrere la propria esperienza di scienziata nativa, madre, donna, l''autrice mostra in che modo gli altri esseri viventi - siano essi salici o giunchiglie, fragole o falene, salamandre, alghe o l''erba sacra che chiamano sweetgrass - ci offrano insegnamenti preziosi, anche se abbiamo dimenticato come ascoltarne le voci. Il ricco intreccio di riflessioni che vanno dalla creazione dell''Isola della Tartaruga, - così i nativi americani chiamano il pianeta -, fino alle forze che oggi la minacciano, ruota attorno a un''idea ben precisa: il risveglio, sempre più urgente, di una decisa coscienza ecologica presuppone il riconoscimento e la celebrazione del nostro rapporto con il resto del mondo vivente. Perché solo quando sapremo dedicare attenzione ai linguaggi delle altre creature potremo comprendere la generosità della terra. E impareremo a ricambiare i suoi doni.

Los Angeles Food, Garden and Botanical brand Flamingo Estate continues their expansion into the publishing world with Flamingo Estate Editions, a set of six custom-designed reprints of classic and contemporary books. With only 500 sets printed, the Editions are new classics for the everyday naturalist, cook and pleasure-seeker, written by the best minds of our generation, from Michael Pollan to Jane Goodall. Titles include: How to Change your Mind by Michael Pollan Erosion by Terry Tempest Williams The Art of Simple Food by Alice WatersThe Old Farmer''s Almanac 2022Seeds of Hope by Jane Goodall Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement. In The Democracy of Species Robin Wall Kimmerer guides us towards a more reciprocal, grateful and joyful relationship with our animate earth, from the wild leeks in the field to the deer in the woods. Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.

Robin Wall Kimmerer flicht aus indigener Weisheit und wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse einen Zopf an Geschichten über die Großzügigkeit der Erde. Der Überraschungsbestseller aus den USA mit über einer Million verkaufter Exemplare. »Man sieht die Welt nie wieder so wie zuvor, nachdem man sie durch Kimmerers Augen gesehen hat.« Elizabeth Gilbert »Es ist die Art und Weise, wie sie Schönheit einfängt, die ich am meisten liebe, die Bilder von riesigen Zedern und wilden Erdbeeren, ein Wald im Regen und eine Wiese aus duftendem Süßgras werden bei Ihnen bleiben, lange nachdem Sie die letzte Seite gelesen haben.« Jane Goodall »Es gibt zwei Arten von Büchern, die einem durch schwere Zeiten helfen können. Eine davon verschiebt das Denken über die Welt: wie Robin Wall Kimmerers »Geflochtenes Süßgras«. Ich las es, als ich am Boden war; und es gab mir Trost und das Gefühl, dass es noch Hoffnung gibt für diesen Planeten.« Helen MacDonald

Générosité, entraide, gratitude...Une magistrale leçon de vie du monde végétal. Botaniste, chercheuse de pointe en biologie et amérindienne issue de la nation Potawatomi aux États-Unis, Robin Wall Kimmerer est une conteuse extraordinaire. Elle partage ici ses connaissances scientifi ques des plantes et les légendes de ses ancêtres pour illustrer la culture de la gratitude dans laquelle nous devrions vivre. S’appuyant sur sa triple dimension de scientifi que, femme et indigène, elle nous révèle comment d’autres êtres vivants – verge d’or, fraises, courges, algues, avoine odorante... – nous offrent des cadeaux et des leçons, même si nous avons oublié comment les écouter. Ses réflexions nous montrent comment nous sommes appelés à une relation réciproque avec le reste du monde vivant. Car ce n’est que lorsque nous entendrons les langues des autres êtres que nous serons capables de comprendre la générosité de la terre et d’apprendre à donner en retour. « Kimmerer est une auteure d’une grâce rare. Elle nous entraîne dans un récit aussi intelligent que sage, mêlant mythes et science, sacré et histoire. C’est une grande pédagogue et ses mots forment un hymne d’amour pour le monde. » Elizabeth Gilbert, auteure de Mange, prie, aime. « Kimmerer a écrit un livre extraordinaire. Ce que j’aime par-dessus tout, c’est sa manière de capturer la beauté. Les images de cèdres géants et de fraisiers sauvages, d’une forêt sous la pluie ou d’une prairie d’herbes odorantes resteront gravées dans votre esprit longtemps après avoir lu ce livre. » Jane Goodall « Remarquable, sage et potentiellement révolutionnaire .» The Guardian « Meilleur essai de la décennie. » - Literary Hub Paroles de lecteurs : « Je n’ai jamais lu de si beaux écrits sur la nature ! » « Lisez ce livre, relisez-le, transmettez-le. C’est un cadeau. » « Ce livre a littéralement changé ma façon de voir le monde. » Robin Wall Kimmerer est mère, scientifi que, professeure émérite et membre inscrite de la nation Potowatomi. Son premier livre, Gathering Moss, a été récompensé par la John Burroughs Medail pour ses écrits exceptionnels sur la nature. Ses textes ont été publiés dans de nombreuses revues scientifi ques. Elle vit dans l’État de New York, où elle est professeure distinguée de biologie environnementale à SUNY (Th e State University of New York), fondatrice et directrice du Center for Native Peoples and the Environment (Centre pour les peuples autochtones et l’environnement).

Como botánica, Kimmerer formula preguntas sobre la naturaleza con las herramientas de la ciencia. Como miembro de la Citizen Potawatomi Nation, comparte la idea de que las plantas y los animales son nuestros maestros más antiguos. En Una trenza de hierba sagrada, Kimmerer une estas dos lentes del conocimiento para guiarnos en "un viaje que es tan mítico como científico, tan sagrado como histórico, tan inteligente como sabio", en palabras de la escritora Elizabeth Gilbert. Basándose en su vida como científica, indígena, madre y mujer, nos muestra cómo otros seres vivos nos ofrecen regalos e importantes lecciones, incluso aunque hayamos olvidado cómo escuchar sus voces. En una rica trenza de reflexiones que van desde la creación de Isla Tortuga hasta las fuerzas que amenazan hoy su florecimiento, Kimmerer despliega su idea central: el despertar de una conciencia ecológica requiere el reconocimiento y la celebración de nuestra relación recíproca con el resto del mundo viviente. Solo cuando podamos escuchar los lenguajes de otros seres seremos capaces de comprender la generosidad de la tierra y aprender a dar nuestros propios dones a cambio. Una trenza de hierba sagrada está destinado a ser un clásico de la escritura sobre la naturaleza.

As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on “a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise” (Elizabeth Gilbert). Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass—offer us gifts and lessons, even if we''ve forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.

"As a leading researcher in the field of biology, Robin Wall Kimmerer understands the delicate state of our world. But as an active member of the Potawatomi nation, she senses and relates to the world through a way of knowing far older than any science. In Braiding Sweetgrass, she intertwines these two modes of awareness--the analytic and the emotional, the scientific and the cultural--to ultimately reveal a path toward healing the rift that grows between people and nature. The woven essays that construct this book bring people back into conversation with all that is green and growing; a universe that never stopped speaking to us, even when we forgot how to listen"--