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Topic: Interspecies Kinship

Subtopics: Kinship with Animals

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A Snake Falls to Earth

by Darcie Little Badger

“They aren’t human, they’re from the Reflecting World, Grandma. … Aren’t they wonderful?”

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Asha and the Spirit Bird

by Jasbinder Bilan

“I screw my eyes tightly closed, place my palms together and say a prayer . . . I hear the rushing water of the Ganges, the mountain winds whistling their way through the valleys of Moormanali and connect to the ancient rhythms of my ancestors.”

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Becoming a Good Creature

by Sy Montgomery

“School is not the only place to find a teacher.”

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Birdsong

by Julie Flett

“Our new home sits on a hill overlooking a field … The field is covered in snowdrops.”

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Braiding Sweetgrass

by Robin Wall Kimmerer

“Children hearing the Skywoman story from birth know in their bones the responsibility that flows between humans and the earth.”

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Dolphin Spirit: Ocean Mission

by Magic Pockets

“For thousands of years, our clan has protected the island’s ecosystem.”

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Fridge-opolis

by Melissa Coffey

“Mayor Mayonnaise knew he had a mess on his hands”

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Greta and the Giants: Inspired by Greta Thunberg’s Stand the Save the World
Greta and the Giants: Inspired by Greta Thunberg’s Stand the Save the World, Climate Lit

by Zoë Tucker

“And no one told them to stop because everyone was scared of them”

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Impossible Creatures

by Katherine Rundell

“He’s a guardian. He had not been clear, until this moment, what that meant: it meant this feeling. It meant burning to keep watch, for that which needed to be watched. It meant burning to keep it safe. It meant a ferocious and careful love.”

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Jungledrop

by Abi Elphinstone

“My brother and my friend in Jungledrop taught me that worlds are not built by people of power!” she cried. “Worlds are built by people who care! Kingdoms go on because kindness goes on.”

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Lagoon

by Nnedi Okorafor

“We do not seek your oil or your other resources…We are here to nurture your world…We come to bring you together and refuel your future…Your land is full of a fuel that is tearing you apart.” Lagoon begins with an alien-induced transformation of the waters surrounding Nigeria. This change alters its composition and the aquatic species living inside. The narrative follows the alien ambassador, Ayodele, and three humans: Adaora, a marine biologist; Anthony, a popular rapper; and Agu, a soldier. Together, these four characters navigate this new world where aliens live amongst humans. Their goal is to negotiate with both the Nigerian government and the alien “Elders” for peace between the new alien species inhabiting Nigeria’s waters. Lagoon introduces readers to issues of multispecies storytelling, oil pollution, vibrant matter, and interspecies kinship. The plot is complex and multilayered, whereas the ideological and environmental state of Nigeria is interrogated through the …

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Loddlenaut

by Moon Lagoon

“Oh, that’s just a loddle. It looks like it’s covered in goop. Unfortunately, you are not authorized to use your laser on the local wildlife. Not after what happened last time…”

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Mermaid and Me

by Soosh

“And from that day on, my classmates and I picked up any garbage we found on the shore so that Mermaid could return someday.”

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My Friend Earth

by Patricia MacLachlan

“She guards all the creatures in all the oceans—the black manta rays sleek like shadows, the shining parrot fish, the tiny krill who swim with millions of other krill to look big. And the whales who are big.”

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Namer Of Spirits

by Todd Mitchell

“Rather than imagining things, she thought of it as paying attention to things that no one else noticed and seeing what could be – the way a weed could be a flower once you noticed its beauty. Everything had hidden possibilities, and if she listened closely enough, she sometimes heard whispers of what those possibilities might be.”

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