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K-Gr 3—A trek through the great outdoors sets the stage for a meditation on healthy masculinity. A father (white) and son (with dark brown skin) set off on an excursion, wandering through vast meadows, sheltering from a storm in a quiet cave, crossing a river on a fallen tree, and scaling a high mountain. All the while, readers are treated to a series of poetic reveries on the essence of boyhood, in which force and cruelty are rejected in favor of beauty and tenderness. Nuto's lyrical text resounds ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More