The Talking Earth
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Utah Beehive Book Award – nominee (Children’s Fiction)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award – nominee (Grades 4-8, 1985)
Billie Wind is a young girl of the Seminole tribe, educated in the modern world and skeptical of her people’s ancient legends about animals that speak and spirits that live in the land.
Because of her doubts, Billie is sent into the wilderness of the Florida Everglades where she must survive alone.
In her journey she befriends an otter, a panther cub, and a turtle, and through the challenges—wildfire, storms, solitude—learns that the land, the animals, and the traditions of her tribe have their own voice, and that listening may be the only way to truly understand them.
Billie’s transformation is not just about survival—it’s about reconciling the legacy of her people with a changing world, and realizing that science and tradition may both hold truths. The natural world speaks in its way, and Billie learns to listen.
“The conservation message grows naturally out of the excitement of the survival adventure story.” — Publishers Weekly“Billie Wind ventures out alone into the Florida Everglades to test the legends of her Indian ancestors and learns the importance of listening to the earth’s vital messages.” — Library description
Info
ISBN: 9780064402125
Published Date: January 10, 1987
Publisher: Harper Collins
Language: English
Page Count: 151
Size: 7.67" l x 5.09" w x 0.39" h
Age Classification: 12+
Category
Young Adult Fiction
Subject
Action and Adventure