We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
69 Total Resources 19 Awards 11 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2020
Word Count 281
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 510L
- ATOS Reading Level: 1.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 509720, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Water conservation
- Indians of North America--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION--Native American
- Water--Pollution--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Environment
- Indigenous peoples--Juvenile fiction
- Water conservation--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Water--Juvenile fiction
- Picture books for children
- Water conservation--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION--People & Places--United States--Native American
- JUVENILE FICTION--Nature & the Natural World--Environment
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Lists With This Book
- Eco-Reading
- Wisconsin Social Studies Standards
- Native American Stories
- World Filled with Wonder
- Protecting the Planet
- Best Book Lists 2020
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
- Picture Books for Teens
- Read Native: Children
- Indigenous Representations, Gr. 3-5
- Native Writers: Books for Youth
- Find Your Voice!: iREAD Children
- Sample: CKLA Kindergarten Care of Earth
- Readings to Embrace Race
- Biographies: American Indian Heritage
- Nature's Gifts: American Indian Heritage
- Remarkable Girls & Women: Native Voices
- Read, Renew, Repeat iREAD Early Literacy
- Read, Renew, Repeat: iREAD Children
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Michaela Goade about We Are Water Protectors
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Carole Lindstrom about We Are Water Protectors
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Michaela Goade
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Carole Lindstrom
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 10
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reading Guide from Book It
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Literature Guide from Learning to Give
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Read Aloud Resource from First Nations Schools Association
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Lesson Plan from Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium
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Activity Kit from Macmillan
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Classroom Applications & Discussion Questions from Read Across America
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Craft Activity from Levy Park Houston
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Book Readings 6
Complete Video Reading in American Sign Language narrated by Jojo Lopez
Created by California School for the Deaf - Riverside

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Carole Lindstrom
Created by Macmillan Audio
Complete Video Reading narrated by Coach Laurita
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Complete Video Reading of "MacKids Snack Time" narrated by Carole Lindstrom
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Complete Video Reading narrated by Carole Lindstrom
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Complete Video Reading narrated by Carole Lindstrom
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Book Trailers 1
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Awards & Distinctions 19

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2023
Winner, 2021

Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2021

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Honor, 2021

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2021

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Picture Book Text Honor, 2021

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2021

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2021

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2020

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020

American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2022
Picture Book Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2020
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