The Weather Keeper - Hardcover
The Weather Keeper - Hardcover
by Nelly Buchet (Author), Elizabeth Haidle (Author)
Poetic, atmospheric, and inspired by a true story, this picture book about family, calling, and belonging tells of an Icelandic weather keeper in a world of ice, sea, and sky.
As the aurora borealis dances across the sky, a weather keeper crosses the icy plains to measure the temperatures at the edge of the world. Every three hours, she records movement and pressure, and if it 's warmer or cooler, to keep the seafarers, farmers, and community safe.
Just like her mother did. And her mother's mother did before her, and just like the daughter telling this story will do, too, one day.
Structured like a ballad, this story celebrates a female lineage of weather keepers stationed on a farm where the extreme temperatures make their job impossible for machines to do. This is a world where humans are still needed and still very much one with the natural world around them.
The Weather Keeper beautifully foregrounds the awe-inspiring force that is Nature and the strength of people who choose the life they wish to live, however unconventional or full of hardship it might seem to others.
Author Biography
Nelly Buchet has written more than a dozen children's books which have received numerous awards, including the Irma Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature and the ALA Notable. Her work has been celebrated by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and more. Buchet was short-listed for the Ezra Jack Keats Award. French American and born in France, she currently splits her time between Italy and Germany. Elizabeth Haidle is the creative director for Illustoria magazine and the illustrator of several books for young readers, including Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wrap the World, written by G. Neri. Haidle lives in Portland, Oregon.
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