We Are Water Protectors
(caldecott Medal Winner)
Roaring Brook Press · Print & ebook · March 17, 2020
From author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Michaela Goade comes a New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal winning picture book that honors Indigenous-led movements across the world.
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- Who it’s for
- A picture book that brings Indigenous-led water protection into an urgent, inviting call to action.
- Themes
- Water protection, Indigenous-led activism, Environmental threats
- Genres
- Native Canadian Stories, Environment & Conservation, Indigenous Teachings
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From author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Michaela Goade comes a New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal winning picture book that honors Indigenous-led movements across the world. Powerfully written and gorgeously illustrated, We Are Water Protectors, issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption—inviting young readers everywhere to join the fight. Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all . . .
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When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth And poison her people’s water, one young water protector Takes a stand to defend Earth’s most sacred resource. The fight continues with Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior, the must-read companion book to We Are Water Protectors. Written by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Bridget George, it tells the story of real-life water protectors, Autumn Peltier and her great-aunt Josephine Mandamin, two Indigenous Rights Activists who have inspired a tidal wave of change.
Water, Worth Defending
A picture book that brings Indigenous-led water protection into an urgent, inviting call to action.
Come here for
- Stories that connect water, Indigenous leadership, and care for Earth
Expect
- A young water protector taking a stand against a threat to water
- An urgent, powerfully written picture book with illustrations
Where it sits
| Environment & Conservation | 84% |
|---|---|
| Indigenous Teachings | 51% |
| Native Canadian Stories | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: Native American Stories
- Environment & Conservation
- Indigenous Teachings
- Authors
- Carole Lindstrom
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press
- Published
- March 17, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Water protection · Indigenous-led activism · Environmental threats
- Reading lane
- US: Native American Stories