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In this gentle children's picture book, the root children spend the winter nestled in sleep. When spring arrives, they awaken and sew themselves new gowns, preparing to care for and adorn the beetles and bugs around them. Throughout the summer, they enjoy days of play in fields, ponds and meadows. As autumn approaches, the children return to their Maker, Mother Earth, who welcomes them home and lays them to rest, setting the cycle of nature for the next year.
First publish date: 1980
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Sibylle von Olfers
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