{"product_id":"this-land-isbn-9780593651452","title":"This Land","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis engaging story about native lands invites kids to trace history and explore their communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An adorable primer on the history of land.\"--PEOPLE.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore my family lived in this house, a different family did, and before them, another family, and another before them. And before that, the family lived here, not in a house, but a wigwam. Who lived where you are before you got there?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Land \u003c\/i\u003eteaches readers that American land, from our backyards to our schools to Disney World, are the traditional homelands of many Indigenous nations. \u003ci\u003eThis Land \u003c\/i\u003ewill spark curiosity and encourage readers to explore the history of the places they live and the people who have lived there throughout time and today.★ \"This work aptly communicates the issue of land acknowledgments . . . \u003cb\u003eA memorable message\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"\u003cb\u003e[A] thoughtful introduction\u003c\/b\u003e to a difficult subject.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA stirring tale\u003c\/b\u003e that fosters respect for Native peoples.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003eAshley Fairbanks is an Anishinaabe artist, writer, organizer, and digital strategist. She has her own design practice, trains people on anti-racist work, does strategic communications and design, and runs social media and narrative work for campaigns and nonprofits.\u003cbr\u003eShe started her career designing museum exhibitions, and she's worked on everything from municipal to presidential campaigns. She started an Indigenous farmer’s market, and a political wing of a hip-hop label. Nowadays she works most on policy that impacts Indigenous people and climate issues that impact everyone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridget George is an Anishinaabe author and illustrator. She was raised on Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, a community along the shore of Lake Huron: the traditional territory of her people.\u003cbr\u003e     She's passionate about positive self-image, lifelong learning, visual storytelling and positive Indigenous representation for children and youth. Her debut picture book \u003ci\u003eIt's a Mitig!\u003c\/i\u003e is a dual-language rhyming introduction to the Ojibwe language, and she is the illustrator of the upcoming \u003ci\u003eAutumn Peltier, Water Warrior \u003c\/i\u003eby Carole Lindstrom.","brand":"Crown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302669668581,"sku":"NP9780593651452","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593651452.jpg?v=1767742511","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/this-land-isbn-9780593651452","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}