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Flowing watercolors unite environmental responsibility with Indigenous knowledge and activism.
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We Are Water Protectors
Michaela Goade2021 selection · Picture books
We Are Water Protectors
A young Indigenous narrator calls her community to defend water from a destructive black snake.
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You seek beautiful books about protecting nature.
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