Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illustrator)
2020 40 pages(Roaring Brook Press)
9781250203557
1250203554
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.
Why I like this book: We are Water Protectors brings up the conversation of land conservation, stewardship, and ownership in an indigenous community dealing with a pipeline in the context of climate change. This reminds readers we are dependent on the earth
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