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In the forests and fields, beside rivers and creeks, under the earth and hidden in trees, food is waiting to be found … if you know where to look!
Follow the footsteps of our ancestors as they head out on the quiet hunt, looking for roots and leaves, mushrooms and berries, fruits, flowers, nuts and seeds. But foraging is about more than just food – our ancestors also helped spread seeds and spores, took only what they needed, and gave thanks to the plants and animals that sustained them. Today, in our cities and towns, the quiet hunt looks a little different. But we can still gather our tools and follow the paths our ancestors took to find what grows in our own backyards.
This lyrical story-poem from award-winning author Jean E. Pendziwol is a celebration of foraging that inspires an appreciation of found food, encourages our connection with nature and sparks our awareness of responsible environmental stewardship.
Key Text Features
illustrations
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4
Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
Follow the footsteps of our ancestors as they forage for food on the quiet hunt!
• SKATING SUCCESS: Jean E. Pendziwol's Skating Wild on an Inland Sea (illustrated by Todd Stewart; Groundwood; 2023) won the Governor General's Literary Award, the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award, among many other honors.
• WHERE DOES OUR FOOD COME FROM? Food security and accessibility are important issues in our modern world. The Quiet Hunt connects our contemporary physical and environmental considerations with the foraging and plant identification of our ancestors, encouraging young readers to consider where their food comes from. It is NOT a field guide or reference text, but does provide examples of food that can be foraged in urban locations.
• A DIVERSE PAST AND PRESENT: Risa Hugo's moody illustrations depict all our ancestors, suggesting a diverse range of cultures and locations - foraging and nature connect us all! In the spirit of books like Braiding Sweetgrass and Mushroom Rain, The Quiet Hunt is a fiction picture book that encourages universal, responsible stewardship and awareness of our environment.
illustrations
Follow the footsteps of our ancestors as they head out on the quiet hunt, looking for roots and leaves, mushrooms and berries, fruits, flowers, nuts and seeds. But foraging is about more than just food – our ancestors also helped spread seeds and spores, took only what they needed, and gave thanks to the plants and animals that sustained them. Today, in our cities and towns, the quiet hunt looks a little different. But we can still gather our tools and follow the paths our ancestors took to find what grows in our own backyards.
This lyrical story-poem from award-winning author Jean E. Pendziwol is a celebration of foraging that inspires an appreciation of found food, encourages our connection with nature and sparks our awareness of responsible environmental stewardship.
Key Text Features
illustrations
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4
Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
Follow the footsteps of our ancestors as they forage for food on the quiet hunt!
• SKATING SUCCESS: Jean E. Pendziwol's Skating Wild on an Inland Sea (illustrated by Todd Stewart; Groundwood; 2023) won the Governor General's Literary Award, the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award, among many other honors.
• WHERE DOES OUR FOOD COME FROM? Food security and accessibility are important issues in our modern world. The Quiet Hunt connects our contemporary physical and environmental considerations with the foraging and plant identification of our ancestors, encouraging young readers to consider where their food comes from. It is NOT a field guide or reference text, but does provide examples of food that can be foraged in urban locations.
• A DIVERSE PAST AND PRESENT: Risa Hugo's moody illustrations depict all our ancestors, suggesting a diverse range of cultures and locations - foraging and nature connect us all! In the spirit of books like Braiding Sweetgrass and Mushroom Rain, The Quiet Hunt is a fiction picture book that encourages universal, responsible stewardship and awareness of our environment.
illustrations