The water walker / by Joanne Robertson

By: Robertson, Joanne, 1960- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublication details: Toronto, Ont. : Second Story Press, 2017Description: 36 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781772600384 (hardcover)Subject(s): Traditional ecological knowledge -- Great Lakes Region (North America) -- Children's literature | Human ecology -- Great Lakes Region (North America) -- Children's literature | Water conservation -- Children's literature | Environmental protection -- Children's literature | Ojibwe | AnishinaabeDDC classification: j304.209713 LOC classification: E78.G7R63 2017Online resources: Mother Earth Water Walk | Publisher website Summary: "The story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all the Great Lakes from the four salt waters, or oceans, to Lake Superior. The walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine challenges us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water, the giver of life, and to protect our planet for all generations." Provided by publisher.
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"The story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all the Great Lakes from the four salt waters, or oceans, to Lake Superior. The walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine challenges us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water, the giver of life, and to protect our planet for all generations." Provided by publisher.

Ages 6-9.

Includes words in Ojibwe.

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