Author Description

<p><b>From author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Michaela Goade comes</b> <b>a <i>New York Times</i> bestselling and Caldecott Medal winning picture book that honors</b><b> Indigenous-led movements across the world. Powerfully written and gorgeously illustrated, <i>We Are Water Protectors,</i> issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption—inviting young readers everywhere to join the fight. </b><br><br><i>Water is the first medicine.</i><br><i>It affects and connects us all . . .</i><br><br>When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth <br>And poison her people’s water, one young water protector<br>Takes a stand to defend Earth’s most sacred resource.<br><br><b>The fight continues with </b><i><b>Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior</b></i><b>, the must-read companion book to </b><i><b>We Are Water Protectors</b></i><b>. Written by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Bridget George, it tells the story of real-life water protectors, </b><b>Autumn Peltier and her great-aunt Josephine Mandamin, </b><b>two Indigenous Rights Activists </b><b>who have </b> <b>inspired a tidal wave of change.</b></p>