Illustrated by Michaela Goade
2020 Roaring Brook Press
HC $17.99
40 pgs.
Goodreads rating: 4.53 - 2103 ratings
My rating: 5
Endpapers: Bright Yellow
Endpapers: Bright Yellow
1st line/s: "Water is the first medicine, Nokomis told me."
My comments: Gorgeous, just gorgeous. Tristan (10) and I read this together, and as we turned each page we gasped at the beauty of the illustrations. It led to a wonderful discussion of what's been happening, which Tristan had no idea about. I'm not crazy about the title, and I'm not even sure why. But that's only a silly little negative. Exceptional book.
Goodreads: Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from harm and corruption--a bold and lyrical picture book written by Carole Lindstrom and vibrantly illustrated by Michaela Goade.
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.
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