We Are Water Protectors

Carole Lindstrom

Roaring Brook Press, Mar 17, 2020 - Juvenile Fiction - 40 pages

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.

What people are saying

We Are Water Protectors

User Review  - Publishers Weekly

Metis/Ojibwe author Lindstrom (Girls Dance, Boys Fiddle) honors those who fight to protect the Earth’s fresh water. The words are spoken by a child who’s shown first with her grandmother: “Water is ...

About the author

Carole Lindstrom is Anishinabe/Métis and is a proud member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe Indians. She was born and raised in Nebraska and currently makes her home in Maryland. She is the author of Girls Dance, Boys Fiddle.

Michaela Goade is an artist and graphic designer living and working in Juneau, Alaska, where she was also raised. Forever inspired by the coastal wilds of Southeast Alaska, she works to capture its magic and honor its vibrant cultures. Michaela is from the Raven moiety and Kiks.ádi Clan from Sitka, Alaska. She has illustrated Encounter (Brittany Luby) and Raven and the Tide Lady.

Bibliographic information

• Title: We Are Water Protectors
• Author: Carole Lindstrom
• Illustrated by: Michaela Goade
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, 2020
• ISBN: 1250780993, 9781250780997
• Length: 40 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / Native American; Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World / Environment; Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / Native American