We Are Water Protectors (Literature) (1/3)
We Are Water Protectors (2020) - Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
It is a short story where the protagonist belongs to what appears to be an ancient native tribe that protects and maintains water like something magical
It is really interesting how a story aimed at children can be too deep while representing a clear topic, which is the invasion and contamination of water. Throughout history we become aware of pollution pipes, as an external threat, something that should never have appeared, and that threatens all life it encounters.
The authors represent water as something that has a soul and that can heal all the ills in the world. The imminent danger for the world is a "Black Snake". This is how they represent it, but in reality they are the tubes that transport chemicals that poison and contaminate the water.
They show us the importance of water and that without it the world is little by little disappearing. The book is focused on the problem of human intervention contaminating protected places: lagoons, rivers, etc.
In summary, "We Are Water Protectors" is a children's story that manages to perfectly represent the importance of water, its place in nature, and how its pollution can affect millions of animals and plants.