Ripples and Waves: Walking Lake Huron(3 Water Walkers)

Ripples and Waves is the story of an Ojibway girl named Mai. Her family members are walking around Lake Huron to raise awareness about the harm being done to the Great Lakes. As Mai walks along the lakeside path, she tries to find ways to help. On the journey Mai and her new friend Kaiya, make dreamcatchers as gifts of friendship for other children around the lake. However when their gifts are not accepted, they seek the advice of their elders. Will the messages they receive help them to bring a community together? Can they send out ripples and waves of friendship? Ripples and Waves is a tribute to the many Native women and men who in today's world have courageously walked over 19,500 miles to draw attention to the condition of water. The message of this diverse, environmental book is to protect the water. Included are common core state standards, web and print resources, cross-curriculum activities, a glossary of environmental terms, how to make a dreamcatcher, and ten ways for children to protect the Earth. With new, original illustrations by a Native American artist--David W. Craig.

About the Author :
Born and raised in the Great Lakes State of Michigan, Carol Trembath has made water a lifelong focus and passion. Her other interest is education. Carol has been a teacher, librarian, and media specialist for over 30 years. She earned a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science from Wayne State University and a Masters in Educational Technology from Michigan State University. However, her initial degree was in English from Western Michigan University and her first love is literature. Ripples and Waves is the third book in the Water Walkers series which presents what Native people are doing to protect the Great Lakes, rivers, and waterways across the United States and Canada. Carol's hope is that readers of her books: Water Walkers (Lake Superior), Stepping Stones (Lake Michigan), and Ripples and Waves (Lake Huron), will become more aware of Native teachings and become involved in recycling and protecting the environment. Carol's books have won the Eric Hoffer eye of daVinci award for their art work and a bronze medal in the category of multicultural at the Traverse City Moonbeam Awards. Her books can now be seen in three of Michigan's National Parks: Sleeping Bear Dunes, Keweenaw, and Isle Royale. Carol has plans for more children's books that will continue Mai's journey to all of the Great Lakes. Water, she said, is our friend; and if you love something, you take care of it. Born and raised in the state of Washington, David W. Craig grew up surrounded by land as alive as it is beautiful. David began private art lessons at the age of nine. After high school graduation, he pursued his life-long passion and earned a degree in art from Seattle Art Institute. David has done freelance work for national parks and for various commercial organizations, but currently he focuses full time on his own style of painting. Weaving together story, emotion and moments in time with color and a vibrant sensitivity, each of David's pieces speaks to its viewers in a unique and powerful way. Watercolor mixed media, sculpturing, and leather work are some of his mediums. Family ties are strong in the foothills of Mount Rainer where David Craig paints and raises his two young daughters on a rural farm. Enrolled Chippewa (Ojibway), David and his daughters travel throughout the western United States attending tribal gatherings powwows and art shows.