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Taikaraya Kairi/Goodnight Island
by Sarah Serrano

Overview


Taikaraya Kairi/Goodnight Island by Sarah E. Serrano is a nature-based bilingual children's book seeks to shine a light on the ongoing efforts to revive the Taíno language.

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Description


Taikaraya Kairi/Goodnight Island by Sarah E. Serrano is a bilingual children's book that seeks to shine a light on the ongoing efforts to revive the Taíno language. As a full moon appears on a Caribbean island, readers say "taikaraya" or "good night" to beloved animals, the moon, stars, and sky-learning their Taíno names along the way. Taikaraya Kairi/Good Night Island celebrates the nature and language of the Caribbean, sparking curiosity and inspiring sweet dreams.

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About the author


Sarah E. Serrano is a birthkeeper, ethnoherbalist, writer, and educator. Her practice draws on Indigenous and Afrodiasporic plant and birthkeeping traditions from Turtle Island. She focuses on Taíno, Kalínago, African-American, and Caribbean folk remedies and birthing ceremonies. She has many years of experience in urban farming and garden education as well as one-on-one and group postpartum care, with a specialty in herbal and plant-based approaches to the "fourth trimester". Some of Sarah’s favorite plants include sunflowers, okra, cassava, and soursop.

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Book details

Genre:CHILDREN'S FICTION

Subgenre:People & Places / United States / Native American

Age Range (years):0 - 6

Language:English

Pages:24

Paperback ISBN:9798986548555


Overview


Taikaraya Kairi/Goodnight Island by Sarah E. Serrano is a nature-based bilingual children's book seeks to shine a light on the ongoing efforts to revive the Taíno language.

Read more

Description


Taikaraya Kairi/Goodnight Island by Sarah E. Serrano is a bilingual children's book that seeks to shine a light on the ongoing efforts to revive the Taíno language. As a full moon appears on a Caribbean island, readers say "taikaraya" or "good night" to beloved animals, the moon, stars, and sky-learning their Taíno names along the way. Taikaraya Kairi/Good Night Island celebrates the nature and language of the Caribbean, sparking curiosity and inspiring sweet dreams.

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About the author


Sarah E. Serrano is a birthkeeper, ethnoherbalist, writer, and educator. Her practice draws on Indigenous and Afrodiasporic plant and birthkeeping traditions from Turtle Island. She focuses on Taíno, Kalínago, African-American, and Caribbean folk remedies and birthing ceremonies. She has many years of experience in urban farming and garden education as well as one-on-one and group postpartum care, with a specialty in herbal and plant-based approaches to the "fourth trimester". Some of Sarah’s favorite plants include sunflowers, okra, cassava, and soursop.

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