For a Girl Becoming crime studies "We do this because telling

"We do this because telling where you are from is just as important as your name

What did I know of our language but pieces

Described by poet Timothy Donnelly as "one of today's most formally astute poets

you and your daughter will learn together

For a Girl Becoming crime studies "We do this because tellingA baby girl is welcomed to the breathing world by generations of her family and set on the magnificent journey of becoming. As she grows, she is reminded of her connections to the natural world; to her family, her ancestors, her neighbors; to the source of all magic and sorrow and of her responsibility to uphold and honor those connections. With US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's transcendent verse and Pura Belpr Award winner Adriana Garcia's monumental