{"id":233,"date":"2024-10-21T14:34:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/?page_id=233"},"modified":"2026-03-27T08:28:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:28:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"233\" class=\"elementor elementor-233\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c523274 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c523274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae48c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ae48c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Maadagindan<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197025c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"197025c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550095b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"550095b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maadagindan (Start Reading) is an online book club for parents, teachers, educators or anyone that loves to read to children. The book club focuses on Ojibwe culture and the Great Lakes. We meet seasonally, 4 times in the ziigwan (spring) and 4 times in the dagwaagin (autumn), to discuss the current book selections in a conversation led by an honored Native guest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742607f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"742607f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b840284 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b840284\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71fb1f about-page-tabs e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"d71fb1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"225573663\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2255736631\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2255736631\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2255736631\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tBibliographies\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2255736632\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2255736632\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2255736632\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tBuying Books\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2255736633\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2255736633\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2255736633\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tBackground\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2255736634\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2255736634\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2255736634\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tCommunity\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2255736631\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2255736631\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-376a119 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"376a119\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;split&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 20\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,0v3c0,0,393.8,0,483.4,0c9.2,0,16.6,7.4,16.6,16.6c0-9.1,7.4-16.6,16.6-16.6C606.2,3,1000,3,1000,3V0H0z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27977cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27977cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a07e15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a07e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"display: inline-block;\">Water Bibliography<\/h2><p><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">&#8211; (<a href=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Great-Lakes-Bibliography.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF version<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a06912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1a06912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2720\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2720\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Water Cycle <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2720\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7168fc3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7168fc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69b9b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e69b9b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>All the Water in the World<\/strong> \/ by George Ella Lyon and Katherine Tillotson. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011. Ages 4 &#8211; 8.<\/p><p><strong>Water is Water<\/strong> \/ by Miranda Paul and Jason Chin. New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2015. Ages 4 &#8211; 9.<\/p><p><strong>Agua, Ag\u00fcita<\/strong> \/ by Jorge Tetl Argueta and Felipe Ugalde Alc\u00e1ntara. Translated by Gabriela Baeza Ventura. Houston, Texas: Pi\u00f1ata Books, an imprint of Arte P\u00fablico Press, 2017. Ages 4 &#8211; 8.<\/p><p><strong>Precipitation<\/strong> \/ by Frances Purslow. New York, NY: AV2, 2011. Ages 9 &#8211; 12.<\/p><p><strong>Hey, Water!<\/strong> \/ by Antoinette Portis. New York: Neal Porter Books, Holiday House, 2018. Ages 4 &#8211; 8. Exploring Earth&#8217;s Water Cycle \/ by Emily Donovan. New York: PowerKids Press, 2019. Ages 8 &#8211; 12. I Am the Rain \/ by John Paterson. Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications, 2018. Ages 3 &#8211; 8.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2721\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2721\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Properties of Water <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2721\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf0859 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cf0859\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454f52f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"454f52f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Experiments with Water<\/strong> \/ by Chris Oxlade. Chicago, Ill. Heinemann Library, 2008. Ages 8 &#8211; 11.<\/p><p><strong>The Magic School Bus Ups and Downs: A Book About Floating and Sinking<\/strong> \/ by Jane B. Mason and Nancy Stevenson. New York: Scholastic, 1997. Ages 4 &#8211; 8.<\/p><p><strong>Things That Float and Things That Don&#8217;t<\/strong> \/ by David A. Adler and Anna Raff. New York: Holiday House, 2013. Ages 4 &#8211; 8.<\/p><p><strong>I Get Wet<\/strong> \/ by Vicki Cobb and Julia Gorton. New York: HarperCollins, 2002. Ages 4 &#8211; 8.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2722\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2722\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Water as a Resource <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2722\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec113e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ec113e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60df33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b60df33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>One Well: The Story of Water on Earth<\/strong> \/ by Rochelle Strauss and Rosemary Woods. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2007. Ages 8 &#8211; 12.<\/p><p><strong>Our World of Water: Children and Water Around the World<\/strong> \/ by Beatrice Hollyer. New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Co., in association with Oxfam, 2009. Ages 4 &#8211; 10.<\/p><p><strong>Splash! Water (Taking Care of Your Planet)<\/strong> \/ by N\u00faria Jim\u00e9nez, Empar Jim\u00e9nez, and Rosa M. Curto. Barrons Juveniles, 2010. Ages 5 &#8211; 9.<\/p><p><strong>Water: Our Precious Resource<\/strong> \/ by Roy A. Gallant. New York: Benchmark Books, Marshall Cavendish, 2003. Ages 10 &#8211; 12.<\/p><p><strong>Water Pollution<\/strong> \/ by Melanie Ostopowich. New York: AV2 by Weigl, 2010. Ages 8 &#8211; 12.<\/p><p><strong>The Water Princess<\/strong> \/ by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds. New York, NY: G. P. Putnam&#8217;s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016. Ages 5 &#8211; 8.<\/p><p><strong>We Are Water Protectors<\/strong> \/ by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade. New York, NY: Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing, 2020. Ages 3 &#8211; 6.<\/p><p><strong>Explore Water! 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments<\/strong> \/ by Anita Yasuda and Bryan Stone. White River Junction, VT: Nomad Press, 2011. Ages 6-9.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2723\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2723\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Bodies of Water <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2723\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372d159 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"372d159\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3121467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3121467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fresh Water<\/strong> \/ by Peter Ampt. Broomall, PA: Chelsea House Publishers, 2002. Ages 4 &#8211; 8.<\/p><p><strong>Oceans, Lakes, and Rivers<\/strong> \/ by Melanie Ostopowich. New York, NY: Weigl Publishers, 2006. Ages 7 &#8211; 9.<\/p><p><strong>Rivers, Lakes, Streams, and Ponds<\/strong> \/ by Richard Beatty. Chicago, Ill.: Raintree, 2011. Ages 11 &#8211; 14.<\/p><p><strong>Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas<\/strong> \/ by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm. New York: Blue Sky Press, 2012. Ages 4 and up.<\/p><p><strong>Far From Shore: Chronicles of an Open Ocean Voyage<\/strong> \/ by Sophie Webb. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011. Ages 10 &#8211; 12.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2724\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Water as Art (and More) <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2724\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4878661 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4878661\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde9427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dde9427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Water Rolls, Water Rises (El Agua Rueda, El Agua Sube)<\/strong> \/ by Pat Mora, Adriana Dom\u00ednguez, and Meilo So. New York: Children&#8217;s Book Press, an imprint of Lee &amp; Low Books Inc., 2014. Ages 5 &#8211; 8.<\/p><p><strong>Water Can Be<\/strong> \/ by Laura Purdie Salas and Violeta Dabija. Minneapolis: Millbrook Press, 2014. Ages 5 &#8211; 8.<\/p><p><strong>Water Runs Through This Book<\/strong> \/ by Nancy Bo Flood. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 2015. Ages 8 &#8211; 12.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2725\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2725\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Lesson Plans and STEM Kits <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2725\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d8206 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96d8206\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d128e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23d128e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAN-WATER-BE-STICKY-FINAL.pdf\">Can Water Be Sticky ? A Story time About Properties of Water, Especially Adhesion and Cohesion<\/a> \/ Wisconsin Water Library.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/WWL_AlltheWaterLP.pdf\">All the Water in the World: A Story time About Our Drinking Water Supply<\/a> \/ Wisconsin Water Library.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/RIDE-THE-WATER-CYCLE-FINAL.pdf\">Ride the Water Cy cle: A Story time About the Wonderful Water Cy cle<\/a> \/ Wisconsin Water Library.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/for-parents-and-teachers-and-librarians\/our-stem-kits\/does-it-sink-or-float\/\">Does it Sink or Float? STEM Kit<\/a> \/ by Anne Moser, Elizabeth White, and Kristen Rost. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Water Library, University of Wisconsin &#8211; Madison, 2015, updated 2018.*<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/for-parents-and-teachers-and-librarians\/our-stem-kits\/once-a-pond-a-time\/\">Once a Pond a Time STEM Kit<\/a> \/ by Anne Moser, Elizabeth White, and Kristen Rost. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Water Library, University of Wisconsin &#8211; Madison, 2016, updated 2018. *<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>*Through the links provided, you can both request a kit and download the corresponding storytime guide! Those affiliated with UW &#8211; Madison should request a kit through the UW Library Catalog.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ad7fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ad7fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"display: inline-block;\">Great Lakes Bibliography<\/h2>\n<span style=\"display: inline-block;\">&#8211; (<a href=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Water-Bibliography-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF version<\/a>)<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1023a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1023a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1690\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1690\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Informational Books <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1690\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f1faf4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f1faf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e58ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e58ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Great Lakes<\/strong> \/ by Janet Piehl. Minneapolis: Lerner, 2010. Ages 6 &#8211; 9.<\/p><p><strong>The Great Lakes<\/strong> \/ by Sharon Katz. New York : Benchmark Books, 1999. Ages 11 &#8211; 13.<\/p><p><strong>Lake Erie<\/strong> \/ by Anne Ylvisaker. Mankato, Minn. Capstone Press, 2004. Ages 8 &#8211; 10.<\/p><p><strong>Lake Huron<\/strong> \/ by Anne Ylvisaker. Mankato, Minn. Capstone Press, 2004. Ages 8 &#8211; 10.<\/p><p><strong>Lake Michigan<\/strong> \/ by Anne Ylvisaker. Mankato, Minn. Capstone Press, 2004. Ages 8 &#8211; 10. Lake Ontario \/ by Anne Ylvisaker. Mankato, Minn. Capstone Press, 2004. Ages 8 &#8211; 10.<\/p><p><strong>Lake Superior<\/strong> \/ by Anne Ylvisaker. Mankato, Minn. Capstone Press, 2004. Ages 8 &#8211; 10.<\/p><p><strong>Great Ships on the Great Lakes: A Maritime History<\/strong> \/ by Catherine M. Green, Jefferson J. Gray, and Bobbie Malone. Madison, Wis.: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2013. Ages 7 &#8211; 12.<\/p><p><strong>What&#8217;s on the Beach?: A Great Lakes Treasure Hunt<\/strong> \/ by Mary Blocksma. Bay City, MI: Beaver Island Arts, 2003. Ages 6 &#8211; 8.<\/p><p><strong>People of the Great Lakes<\/strong> \/ by Ryan Nagelhout. New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2015. Ages 8 &#8211; 11.<\/p><p><strong>Plants and Animals of the Great Lakes<\/strong> \/ by Walter LaPlante. New York: Gareth Stevens Library, 2015. Ages 8 &#8211; 12.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1691\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1691\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> True Stories <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1691\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0633dd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0633dd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed303de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed303de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell<\/strong> \/ by Kathy-Jo Wargin. Chelsea, Mich.: Sleeping Bear Press, 2003. Ages 5 &#8211; 8.<\/p><p><strong>The Christmas Tree Ship: The Story of Captain Santa<\/strong> \/ by Rochelle M. Pennington. Woodruff, Wis.: Guest Cottage\/Amherst Press, 2002.<\/p><p><strong>Miss Colfax&#8217;s Light<\/strong> \/ by Aim\u00e9e Bissonette. Ann Arbor, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2016. Ages 6 &#8211; 9.<\/p><p><strong>Lost &amp; Found: Legendary Lake Michigan Shipwrecks<\/strong> \/ by V. O. VanHeest. Holland, MI: In-Depth Editions, 2012. For YA readers.<\/p><p><strong>Shipwrecks and Lost Treasures, Great Lakes: Legends and Lore, Pirates and More!<\/strong> \/ by Michael J. Varhola. Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot, 2008. For YA readers.<\/p><p><strong>Shipwrecks, Monsters, and Mysteries of the Great Lakes<\/strong> \/ by Ed Butts. Tundra Books: Original edition, 2011. Ages 9 &#8211; 12.<\/p><p><strong>The Edmund Fitzgerald: Lost With All Hands: A True Story for Young Readers<\/strong> \/ by Robert Hertel. River Road Pubns, 1998. Ages 9 &#8211; 12.<\/p><p><strong>29 Missing: The True and Tragic Story of the Disappearance of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald<\/strong> \/ by Andrew Kantar. Michigan State University Press, 1998. Ages 12 &#8211; 17.<\/p><p><strong>The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Loss of the Largest Ship on the Great Lakes<\/strong> \/ by Charles River Editors. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014. For YA readers.<\/p><p><strong>The Gulls of the Edmund Fitzgerald<\/strong> \/ by Tres Seymour. Orchard Books; First Edition, 1996. Ages 4 &#8211; 8.<\/p><p><strong>Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes: Tales of Courage &#8212; and Cowardice (Amazing Stories)<\/strong> \/ by Cheryl MacDonald. Amazing Stories, 2010. Ages 11 &#8211; 18.<\/p><p><strong>Whaleback Ships Of The Great Lakes: McDougall Adventures<\/strong> \/ by Stan Bougie. Independently published, 2021. For YA Readers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1692\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1692\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Fictional Stories <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef19b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ef19b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f13df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f13df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sport: Ship Dog of the Great Lakes<\/strong> \/ by Pamela Cameron. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2019. Ages 5 &#8211; 10.<\/p><p><strong>A Field Guide to Mermaids of the Great Lakes<\/strong> \/ by Debbie Scheller. Deborah Scheller, 2017. Ages 10 &#8211; 12.<\/p><p><strong>Driftwood: Stories Picked Up Along the Shore: Paintings and Companion Stories<\/strong> \/ by Howard Sivertson. Duluth, Minn.: Lake Superior Port Cities, 2008.<\/p><p><strong>On Sand Island<\/strong> \/ by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. Ages 4 &#8211; 7.<\/p><p><strong>Tallulah: Mermaid of the Great Lakes<\/strong> \/ by Denise Brennan-Nelson. Ann Arbor, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2015. Ages 6 &#8211; 9.<\/p><p><strong>A Pocketful of Passage<\/strong> \/ by Loraine Campbell. Detroit, Mich.: Wayne State University Press, 2007.<\/p><p>Ages 8 &#8211; 12.<\/p><p><strong>The Day the Great Lakes Drained Away<\/strong> \/ by Charles Ferguson Barker. Michigan: Mackinac Island Press, 2005. Ages 3 &#8211; 6.<\/p><p><strong>Good Night Great Lakes<\/strong> \/ by Adam Gamble, Mark Jasper, and Ute Simon. New York: Good Night Books, 2019. Ages 0 &#8211; 3.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2255736632\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2255736632\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-2d14476 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d14476\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5827e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c5827e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe55007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe55007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/indigenous-owned-bookstores.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-258\" alt=\"Inidigenous-Owned Bookstores in USA and Canada\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/indigenous-owned-bookstores.jpg 766w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/indigenous-owned-bookstores-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a56bc68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a56bc68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a2b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8a2b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">You can find the books in this guide, and many more,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">at<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">\u00a0your local library or at an independent bookstore near you. Please go first to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">an\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">Indigenous<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">-owned bookstore.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">In the Midwest, consider\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/birchbarkbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"C9DxTc aw5Odc \">Birchbark Books<\/span><\/a><span class=\"C9DxTc \"> in St. Paul, Minnesota, or\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackbearsandblueberries.com\/bookstore.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"C9DxTc aw5Odc \">Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing<\/span><\/a><span class=\"C9DxTc \">. To order publications from the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, visit\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/great-lakes-indian-fish-wildlife-commission.constantcontactsites.com\/store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"C9DxTc aw5Odc \">their store<\/span><\/a><span class=\"C9DxTc \">.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">We are also excited to highlight Indigenous-owned publishing houses!<\/span><\/p><ol class=\"n8H08c BKnRcf \"><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d lsiHE \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackbearsandblueberries.com\/bookstore.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"C9DxTc aw5Odc \">Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing<\/span><\/a><span class=\"C9DxTc \">\u00a0\u2013 Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing is a Native-owned company that publishes fiction and non-fiction paperback books and ebooks, many with reading levels K-6, on Native topics serving a regional audience, including the Dakotas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. We hope to keep our focus small, publishing several titles a year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ol><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"jgG6ef C9DxTc \">Please reach out to be included on our list!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2255736633\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2255736633\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f6d101d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6d101d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd7a76b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd7a76b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">To learn more about Indigenous children\u2019s books, we recommend four resources<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR \"><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d eD0Rn \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"C9DxTc aw5Odc \">American Indians in Children\u2019s Literature (AICL)\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d eD0Rn \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/search.library.wisc.edu\/catalog\/9910010783902121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"C9DxTc aw5Odc \">The Broken Flute<\/span><\/a><span class=\"C9DxTc \">, an essential reference<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d eD0Rn \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"http:\/\/oyate.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"C9DxTc aw5Odc \">Oyate.org<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d eD0Rn \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/earthpartnership.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2019\/07\/American-Indian-bibliography-by-grade-levels.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"C9DxTc aw5Odc \">Earth Partnership: Indigenous Arts and Sciences Selected Bibliography for American Indian Studies<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">For information about Indigenous children\u2019s books and many more, consult the incredible resource from UW-Madison, the <\/span><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbc.education.wisc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"C9DxTc aw5Odc \">Cooperative Children\u2019s Book Center<\/span><\/a><span class=\"C9DxTc \">.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2255736634\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2255736634\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-54a6ec9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54a6ec9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785582a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"785582a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Are Reading<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0380589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"0380589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3670\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bcad9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bcad9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c03d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c03d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Greene<\/li><li>The Midnight Library by Matt Haig<\/li><li>There There by Tommy Orange<\/li><li>The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker<\/li><li>Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachix<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3671\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3671\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> February 2026 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Greene<\/li><li>The Midnight Library by Matt Haig<\/li><li>There There by Tommy Orange<\/li><li>The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker<\/li><li>Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachix<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3672\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3672\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> March 2026 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3672\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8064929 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8064929\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a0572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94a0572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The Correspondent by Virginia Evans<\/li><li>Medicine Wheel for the Planet: \u00a0A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing by Jennifer Grenz<\/li><li>Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith<\/li><li>The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight by Andrew Leland<\/li><li>The Hidden Life of Trees: A Graphic Adaptation by Peter Wohlleben, adapted by Fred Bernard and illustrated by Benjamin Flao<\/li><li>Night Magic by Leigh Ann Henion<\/li><li>Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley<\/li><li>Bad Indians Book Club: Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds by Patty Krawec<\/li><li>To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose<\/li><li>The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex<\/li><li>Shemay: The Bird in the Sugarbush by Minnesota Council on Quality Education (Primary Contributor)<\/li><li>The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3673\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3673\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> April 2026 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 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Leary<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3b9af3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b3b9af3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e51f77b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e51f77b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73232c9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73232c9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca0419a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ca0419a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Partners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55310e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b55310e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b5f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1b5f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/glifwc.org\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Great Lakes Indian Fish &amp; Wildlife Commission<\/a> (GLIFWC)<\/h3><p>The GLIFWC is an intertribal agency composed of eleven Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. GLIFWC&#8217;s purpose is to assist its member tribes in exercising their reservation treaty rights to hunt, fish, and gather in the territories ceded in the 1836, 1837, 1842, and 1854 Treaties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ad1cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3ad1cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glifwc.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gl_indian_fish_commission-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-72\" alt=\"Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gl_indian_fish_commission-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gl_indian_fish_commission-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gl_indian_fish_commission-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gl_indian_fish_commission-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gl_indian_fish_commission.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb8d03a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb8d03a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af785d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af785d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seagrant.wisc.edu\/\">Wisconsin Sea Grant<\/a><\/h3><p>Wisconsin Sea Grant is a statewide program of basic and applied research, education, outreach and technology transfer dedicated to the stewardship and sustainable use of the nation\u2019s Great Lakes and ocean resources. It is part of a national network of 34 university-based programs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49cd987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49cd987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seagrant.wisc.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue-horizontal-wisg-300x137.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-908\" alt=\"University of Wisconsin Sea Grant logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue-horizontal-wisg-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue-horizontal-wisg-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue-horizontal-wisg-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue-horizontal-wisg-1536x704.png 1536w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue-horizontal-wisg-2048x938.png 2048w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue-horizontal-wisg-1568x719.png 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b81f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40b81f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-574fafb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"574fafb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Our Honored Guests<\/h3><p>We are forever grateful for the honored guests that join us to lead our conversations each month. They have generously gifted us stories and wisdom, and we will respect these gifts in our work with young learners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f54abcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f54abcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781d25cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"781d25cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e146d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66e146d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Contributors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1aed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d1aed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Morgan Coleman<\/strong> is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in English. She is now pursuing a graduate degree at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0a6da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c0a6da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Maya Reinfeldt<\/strong> was a library assistant and community engaged intern from 2021-2022. She is now Badger Talks Coordinator at UW Madison. 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