Hello, friends! Our book today is We Are Water Protectors, written by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Michaela Goade, a conservational call to action and celebration of Indigenous pride. A young girl of Ojibwe descent recounts a lesson her grandmother imparted to her: “Water is the first medicine.” She points out that we come from … Continue reading We Are Water Protectors (Carole Lindstrom)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Our House Is On Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call To Save The Planet by Jeanette Winter, the story of the young climate change activist and how her passion and determination led a wave of student protests. Growing up in Sweden, Greta Thunberg was certainly not a household name; the young … Continue reading Our House Is On Fire: Greta Thunberg’s Call To Save The Planet (Jeanette Winter)
Hello, friends! Our book today is If You're Going To A March, written by Martha Freeman and illustrated by Violet Kim, a child-friendly introduction to the do’s and don’t’s of peaceful demonstration. If you’re going to a march, you’ll need to make a sign - a leftover pizza box is perfect. There are quite a … Continue reading If You’re Going To A March (Martha Freeman)
Hello, friends! Our book today is The Red Prince, written by Charlie Roscoe and illustrated by Tom Clohosy Cole, a riveting story that looks at the power of community. In the kingdom of Avala, there was a king, a queen, and their young son, the prince. All three were beloved by the people, many seeing … Continue reading The Red Prince (Charlie Roscoe)
Hello, friends! Our book today is The Wedding Portrait by Innosanto Nagara, a lesson in civil disobedience drawn from a personal moment in the author’s life. In a home, there is a wedding portrait... well, not quite. It is actually a photograph clipped from a newspaper, but it does show the author and his wife … Continue reading The Wedding Portrait (Innosanto Nagara)
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