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The Shaman's Apprentice

Name: The Shaman's Apprentice
ISBN: 9780152024864

A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

Mark J. Plotkin

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 1, 2001

Reading lane: US: Native American Stories

For thousands of years, in the jungles of the Amazon, shamans have passed their wisdom of the medicinal values of rain forest plants from one generation to the next.

Country & Ethnic Folktales US: Native American Stories Indigenous Teachings girls

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Why This Clicks

Knowledge Takes Root

A young dream and generations of rainforest knowledge meet in an accessible tale of healing.

Come here for

A coming-of-age story shaped by inherited knowledge and medicinal rainforest plants
An invitation to value what a community already knows

Expect

A story-led read centered on a Tirio boy and his people
Amazon rainforest wisdom passed between generations

Book Details

Authors: Mark J. Plotkin
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: April 1, 2001
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: US: Native American Stories · Indigenous Teachings
Reading lane: US: Native American Stories

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Baby Animals
US: African American Stories
US: Hispanic & Latino Stories
Multigenerational Families

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New Baby Stories
Historical / General
Environment & Conservation
JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / Flowers & Plants

About This Book

For thousands of years, in the jungles of the Amazon, shamans have passed their wisdom of the medicinal values of rain forest plants from one generation to the next. The Shaman's Apprentice tells the story of a Tirio Indian boy who dreams of one day being the tribal shaman, and how he and his people learn the importance of their own knowledge about the healing properties of the rain forest.