ALSC Virtual Institute 2020 Resources – MacKids School & Library

ALSC National Institute (October 2-3) is a biennial intensive learning opportunity and one of the only conferences devoted solely to children’s librarianship, literature, and technology. Visit the ALSC website here!

Keep reading to download a free activity kit and an art print for We Are Water Protectors, read a Q&A with Carole Lindstrom & Michaela Goade, discover more #NativeVoices books and more resources for librarians & educators.

Check out the Archived Video from this General Session!

Hear author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Michaela Goade talk about their picture book We Are Water Protectors! ALSC member Clair Dunlap will also moderate a Q&A with the authors.

Author & Illustrator Spotlight

Meet the creators of the stunning picture book We Are Water Protectors, Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade! Carole and Michaela share more about their inspiration for this picture book, their most memorable teachers and librarians, their favorite childhood books, and more! Read a Q&A with Michaela and Carole here.

Activity Kit: Take the Pledge to Be a Water Protector!

Download the activity kit for more ideas on how you can help protect the water and environment.

To take the pledge, download the Protectors Pledge sheet. Then let everyone know that you took the pledge by sharing the “I Took the Pledge!” graphic with the tag #WeAreWaterProtectors!

Download the WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS Activity Kit.

Download a WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS print!

Download and print this beautiful
11×17″ spread from WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS.

Discover more #NativeVoices books

Discover more fiction and nonfiction books by Indigenous author and illustrators. Share these books with your young readers on Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 12, during Native American Heritage Month in November, and all year long! Plus, request a digital ARC of Firekeeper’s Daughter, the groundbreaking new thriller (coming in March 2021) from debut author Angeline Boulley!