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Book details
  • Genre:CHILDREN'S FICTION
  • SubGenre:Legends, Myths, Fables / General
  • Age Range (years):4 - 7
  • Language:English
  • Pages:36
  • Hardcover ISBN:9798990638914

Mother Forest and Her Gifts

by Alexander M. Leaman

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Overview
"Mother Forest and Her Gifts" is a modern myth—a brand-new folktale that introduces the concept of evolution in a funny and whimsical "origin story" for our times. It's a story that remains true to the magical spirit of ancient creation myths, while planting the seeds of a modern understanding of nature.
Description
Mother Forest is our story's stand-in for Nature, a kind and wise mother-figure who shapes her animal children with special gifts—the unique tools they will use to survive and thrive. As the animals try out their gifts, we see how each animal's special advantage comes with its own challenges, as part of the give-and-take of evolution. Mother Forest, in her wisdom, has thought through everything and shows the animals how to get the best out of what she has given them. When Mother Forest visits one rambunctious family of apes, the tale takes a personal turn and their gift kicks off their journey of transformation into… us!
About the author
Alex Leaman is a writer who grew up in the itinerant life of a military brat and now lives in North Carolina. He is a graduate of James Madison University in Virginia. He has enjoyed a circuitous career that has yielded a wealth of good stories, fine friends, and little worldly acclaim. "Mother Forest and Her Gifts" is his first published work. Alex lives in a drafty old house with his wife and son, two farty Boston Terriers, a rescue cat, and an aquatic frog.

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