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The Water Lady

How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation

How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation

How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation

By Alice B. McGinty
Illustrated by Shonto Begay

By Alice B. McGinty
Illustrated by Shonto Begay

By Alice B. McGinty
Illustrated by Shonto Begay

By Alice B. McGinty
Illustrated by Shonto Begay

By Alice B. McGinty
Illustrated by Shonto Begay

By Alice B. McGinty
Illustrated by Shonto Begay

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Hardcover $17.99

Mar 30, 2021 | ISBN 9780525645009 | 4-8 years

Hardcover $20.99

Mar 30, 2021 | ISBN 9780525645016 | 4-8 years

Ebook $10.99

Mar 30, 2021 | ISBN 9780525645023 | 4-8 years

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    About The Water Lady

    This inspiring picture book tells the true story of a woman who brings desperately needed water to families on the Navajo reservation every day.

    Underneath the New Mexico sky, a Navajo boy named Cody finds that his family’s barrels of water are empty. He checks the chicken coop– nothing. He walks down the road to the horses’ watering hole. Dry. Meanwhile, a few miles away, Darlene Arviso drives a school bus and picks up students for school. After dropping them off, she heads to another job: she drives her big yellow tanker truck to the water tower, fills it with three thousand gallons of water, and returns to the reservation, bringing water to Cody’s family, and many, many others. Here is the incredible and inspiring true story of a Native American woman who continuously gives back to her community and celebrates her people.

    About The Water Lady

    This inspiring picture book tells the true story of a woman who brings desperately needed water to families on the Navajo reservation every day.

    Underneath the New Mexico sky, a Navajo boy named Cody finds that his family’s barrels of water are empty. He checks the chicken coop– nothing. He walks down the road to the horses’ watering hole. Dry. Meanwhile, a few miles away, Darlene Arviso drives a school bus and picks up students for school. After dropping them off, she heads to another job: she drives her big yellow tanker truck to the water tower, fills it with three thousand gallons of water, and returns to the reservation, bringing water to Cody’s family, and many, many others. Here is the incredible and inspiring true story of a Native American woman who continuously gives back to her community and celebrates her people.

    About The Water Lady

    This inspiring picture book tells the true story of a woman who brings desperately needed water to families on the Navajo reservation every day.

    Underneath the New Mexico sky, a Navajo boy named Cody finds that his family’s barrels of water are empty. He checks the chicken coop– nothing. He walks down the road to the horses’ watering hole. Dry. Meanwhile, a few miles away, Darlene Arviso drives a school bus and picks up students for school. After dropping them off, she heads to another job: she drives her big yellow tanker truck to the water tower, fills it with three thousand gallons of water, and returns to the reservation, bringing water to Cody’s family, and many, many others. Here is the incredible and inspiring true story of a Native American woman who continuously gives back to her community and celebrates her people.

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    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Schwartz & Wade
    Mar 30, 2021 | 44 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780525645009

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $20.99
    Published by Schwartz & Wade
    Mar 30, 2021 | 44 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780525645016

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Schwartz & Wade
    Mar 30, 2021 | 40 Pages | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780525645023

    Praise

    Praise for The Water Lady:

    “This quiet yet touching story will open young readers’ eyes in a multitude of ways.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “McGinty’s storytelling, peppered with Navajo phrases and cultural cues, provides a balanced view of this life and through Cody’s perspective, just enough suspense.” —School Library Journal, starred review
     
    “[An] illuminating story about a contemporary child’s experience with water insecurity, set in the Navajo Nation.” —The Horn Book

    “Navajo artist Begay’s vibrant ink and watercolor art brings a stirring emotional undercurrent to this community-oriented narrative.” —Publishers Weekly

    Praise for Alice McGinty’s The Girl Who Named Pluto:

    “An inspiring and beautifully illustrated tale made all the better by its historical foundation.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

    Awards

    CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Readers SELECTION 2022

    Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices SELECTION 2022

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