Reviews for A day with my dad

The average rating for A day with my dad based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-04-27 00:00:00 Fara Nicholas Loved it. So well-written. I appreciated how tidily Turner ties up all introduced concepts at the end - this strong conclusion is a component I have found lacking in many of the other books I have read as of late. I appreciated her immediate acknowledgement of the many contributors to this body of work. This book takes many of the same principles and world views introduced in the now-popular book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and explains them in a deeper way with more examples and primary accounts. Would recommend this book as well as Kimmerer’s work to anyone.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-04-23 00:00:00 Jay Ritchey There is so much knowledge packed into this book. The author is an ethnobotanist and she shows the reader all the intricacies and interconnectedness of all life on the planet. She gives the following suggestions to help the Earth; human beings need to live within nature, not outside of it; cultures must be deeply rooted within individuals; elders' wisdom and experience must be honoured and heeded; youth must be educated to the needs of the planet; local languages must be preserved as a guarantor of culture; communities mus recognize relationships with ceremonies; patience and persistence - go slow, and make no mistakes. There is so much to think about in each paragraph of this book.