Title We are water protectors / written by Carole Lindstrom ; illustrated by Michaela Goade

Edition First edition Published New York : Roaring Bok Press, 2020 ©2020

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	PICTURE BOOK Lin/Waw		AVAILABLE
MELB CRC	PICTURE BOOK Lin/Waw		AVAILABLE

Description 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 27 cm Summary 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/Metis 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 Notes Includes bibliographical references For ages from 3 years Winner of the 2021 Caldecott Medal Subject Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Juvenile fiction Water conservation -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories -- Pictorial works Picture books Water conservation -- Juvenile fiction Myth -- Juvenile fiction Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction Water conservation -- Fiction Water -- Pollution -- Juvenile fiction Water -- Juvenile fiction Culture conflict -- Juvenile fiction Genre/Form Picture books. Picture books. Mythological fiction. Fiction. Juvenile works. Children's stories Fiction. Picture books for children Mythological fiction. Author Goade, Michaela, illustrator ISBN 9781250203557 1250203554

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