{"product_id":"far-from-the-forest","title":"Far from the Forest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFar from the Forest\u003c\/em\u003e is about the adventures of Kimimila (Mimi), a monarch butterfly. Mimi has emerged from her hibernation deep in the forest of Michoacán, Mexico, where she is befriended by Juan, a tree frog, who helps her prepare for her journey to America.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe travels the migration path of her ancestors and is blown off course by a thunderstorm that separates her from the Monarch swarm. Upon crashing into a chokecherry tree, her wing becomes caught on a branch. Frightened and alone, she has no idea where she is or who will help her.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Lakota tale soars!\u003c\/strong\u003e Oglala Lakota author Tracy Hauff weaves a story of Kimimila, a monarch butterfly, on her incredible journey from Mexico to the Pine Ridge Reservation. Breathtaking illustrations by Spirit Lake Dakota artist Ame Myles bring this colorful migration to life.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Tracy Hauff\u003c\/strong\u003e is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and a contributor to museum exhibits created by the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS). She is the author of \"Touch the Pen,\" published in the \u003cem\u003eArticles of a Treaty\u003c\/em\u003e, \"The Sunflower,\" published in \u003cem\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/em\u003e, and \"These Men,\" published in \u003cem\u003eNavigating Narratives\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Corps of Discovery in Teton Territory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHolding great respect for Uŋčí Makhá (Grandmother Earth), Tracy is passionate about saving the rainforests, indigenous homelands, and endangered species. She resides on treaty land in the sacred Black Hills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator Amé Myles\u003c\/strong\u003e is an enrolled member of the Spirit Lake Dakota Tribe of North Dakota. She is a mixed-media artist who has been creating art in various forms since childhood. Self-taught, she works with a variety of materials including watercolors, ink, colored pencils and natural fibers with a focus on portraiture and the human form. She currently resides on Dakota homelands in Saint Paul, MN. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Itasca Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54526368874771,"sku":"9781956981025","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/3521\/2563\/files\/9781956981025ita.jpg?v=1785851878","url":"https:\/\/danuc.net\/products\/far-from-the-forest","provider":"Danu's Wardrobe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}