Ladybug Nominee

We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade (Roaring Brook Press, 2020)

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.

About Carole Lindstrom

Carole Lindstrom is Anishinaabe/Metis and is tribally enrolled with the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe. She was born and raised in Nebraska and currently makes her home in Maryland. A fierce water protector herself, Carole writes about the connection between her culture and the land, speaking up for all the voices that cannot speak for themselves. Her website is http://www.carolelindstrom.com/

About Michaela Goade

Michaela Goade is of Tlingit descent and is tribally enrolled with the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. She grew up in the rain forests and on the beaches of Juneau, Alaska, where she still lives today. She is an award-winning designer and illustrator and has illustrated a number of picture books including Shanyaak'utlaax: Salmon Boy, winner of the 2018 American Indian Youth Literature Best Picture Book Award.  Her website is https://www.michaelagoade.com/

Activities & Links

• Author Carole Lindstrom visits Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC and reads from the book. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YHaRmj9wLU)
  
• Learn more about the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe at https://tmchippewa.com/
• Learn more about the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska at http://www.ccthita.org/
  
• Educational resources from the NH Department of Environmental Services, including information on water conservation in our state is at https://www.des.nh.gov/resource-center/education-resources. 
• NHDES also coordinates Project WET (Water Education for Teachers), an interdisciplinary environmental education program which focuses on water and people's relationship with it. Learn more at https://www.des.nh.gov/resource-center/education-resources/project-wet
  

This is one of ten titles nominated for the 2021 Ladybug Picture Book Award.

We will be posting information about a different nominee each Friday throughout the summer and will issue a pdf voters guide featuring all ten titles at Labor Day.