bailey macabre – illustratör

A young Indigenous water protector named Minnow goes on an underwater journey, learning from our ocean-living relatives. When she returns to the surface, she gathers her community to help make a change. This story is told in lyrical rhyme and helps children gain a better respect for Indigenous water and land protectors, and the environment around them and helps show children activism at an early age. We all come from Mother Earth, we all learn from her, and we all live from her.  Mother Earth has many children, not just humans. These children are all our relatives, including animals. This book focuses on our relationship with our ocean-living relatives and teaches us what we all must do to nurture and protect them.Medicine Wheel Publishing is committed to sharing diverse voices and perspectives, creating a platform for stories that celebrate Indigenous cultures and inspire understanding and respect among readers of all ages.

A young Indigenous water protector named Minnow goes on an underwater journey, learning from our ocean-living relatives. When she returns to the surface, she gathers her community to help make a change. This story is told in lyrical rhyme and helps children gain a better respect for Indigenous water and land protectors, and the environment around them and helps show children activism at an early age. We all come from Mother Earth, we all learn from her, and we all live from her.  Mother Earth has many children, not just humans. These children are all our relatives, including animals. This book focuses on our relationship with our ocean-living relatives and teaches us what we all must do to nurture and protect them.Medicine Wheel Publishing is committed to sharing diverse voices and perspectives, creating a platform for stories that celebrate Indigenous cultures and inspire understanding and respect among readers of all ages.

Teacher lesson plan that accompanies the book, Minnow. Includes comprehension questions, group activities, coloring pages, and more. A young Indigenous water protector named Minnow goes on an underwater journey, learning from our ocean-living relatives. When she returns to the surface, she gathers her community to help make a change. This story is told in lyrical rhyme and helps children gain a better respect for Indigenous water and land protectors, the environment and world around them, and helps show children activism at an early age.

Minnow, une jeune autochtone, protectrice des eaux, entreprend un voyage sous l’eau où elle en apprend de notre famille qui vit dans l’océan. Quand elle retourne à la surface, elle rassemble sa communauté pour aider à apporter des changements. Cette histoire est racontée en rimes lyriques et aide les enfants à mieux respecter les gens qui protègent les eaux et les terres autochtones, l’environnement et le monde qui les entoure. Elle aide à faire découvrir l’activisme aux enfants tôt dans leur vie.