At the Mountain's Base - by Traci Sorell (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"At the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family -- loving, weaving, cooking, and singing. The strength in their song sustains them through trials on the ground and in the sky, as they wait for their loved one, a pilot, to return from war."--From publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A family, separated by duty and distance, waits for a loved one to return home in this lyrical picture book celebrating the bonds of a Cherokee family and the bravery of history-making women pilots.</b> <p/>At the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family -- loving, weaving, cooking, and singing. The strength in their song sustains them through trials on the ground and in the sky, as they wait for their loved one, a pilot, to return from war. <p/>With an author's note that pays homage to the true history of Native American U.S. service members like WWII pilot Ola Mildred Millie Rexroat, this is a story that reveals the roots that ground us, the dreams that help us soar, and the people and traditions that hold us up.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>PRAISE FOR AT THE MOUNTAIN'S BASE</b> <br>by Traci Sorell and Weshoyot Alvitre <p/>2020 American Indian Youth Literature Award - Picture Book Honor<br> 2020 American Library Association Notable Children's Book<br> 2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People<br>2020 Rise: A Feminist Book Project - Top Ten List<br>2020 Notable Books for a Global Society Award List<br>2020 Wisconsin State Reading Association Recommendation List<br>2021-2022 The Great Texas Mosquito List <p/>* A first-purchase for any library. --School Library Journal (starred review) <p/>* With a message that is universal while also centering Native women, this blend of fiction and nonfiction, the human and the divine, is simply brilliant. --Booklist (starred review) <p/>* The meditative text is lovely, and the artwork brings the small Cherokee abode to life with warmth and love. -- Shelf Awareness (starred review)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Traci Sorell writes fiction and nonfiction books, as well as poems for children. Her debut nonfiction picture book, <i>We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga</i> (Charlesbridge Publishing) is a Junior Library Guild selection. Traci is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation and lives in northeastern Oklahoma where her tribe is located. <p/>Weshoyot Alvitre is a comic book artist and illustrator. She's most recently worked as art director for the video game <i>When Rivers Were Trails</i> and illustrator on the graphic novel<i> Redrawing History</i> with the Library Company of Philadelphia. Her books have received numerous awards and recognition, including the Eisner Award for <i>Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream</i> and Prism Award for <i>Hummingbird Boys</i> in Moonshot Volume 2. She currently resides in Southern California with her husband and two children.
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