We are water protectors / written by Carole Lindstrom ; illustrated by Michaela Goade.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : Roaring Brook Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781250203557
- 1250203554
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Natural World | LINDSTRO CAROLE | Checked out | 2021 Caldecott Award Winner | 06/10/2024 | 33111009799236 | ||||
Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Natural World | Lindstro Carole | Checked out | 2021 Caldecott Award Winner; Little ripped spot in middle of book 8/7/23 | 06/05/2024 | 33111009822830 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Natural World | LINDSTRO CAROLE | Checked out | 2021 Caldecott Award Winner | 06/05/2024 | 33111010495550 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | LINDSTRO CAROLE | 2021 | Available | 2021 Caldecott Award Winner | 33111010494504 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Water is the first medicine.It affects and connects us all.Water is sacred. My people talk of a black snake that will destroy the land, Spoil the water, wreck everything in its path.They foretold that it wouldn't come for many, many years.Now the black snake is here.Told from the perspective of a Native American child, this bold and lyrical picture book written by Ojibwe/Métis author Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Tlingit artist Michaela Goade is a powerful call to action to defend Earth's natural resources--inspired by the Dakota Access Pipeline protests and similar movements led by Indigenous tribes all across North America.
Includes bibliographical references.
Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all... 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. Inspired by the many indigenous-led movements across North America, this bold and lyrical picture book issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from harm and corruption.