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For thousands of years, the Elwha river flowed north to the sea. The river churned with salmon, which helped feed bears, otters, and eagles. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, known as the Strong People located in the Pacific Northwest, were grateful for the river’s abundance. All that changed in the 1790s when strangers came who did not understand the river’s gifts. The strangers built dams, and the environmental consequences were disastrous. This book tells the story of the Elwha, chronicling how the Strong People successfully fought to restore the river and their way of life.
Notable Achievements
Washington Library Association Towner Award Nominee, 2024; Green Earth Book Award Longlist, 2023; Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award Honorable Mention, 2023; Booklist Top 10 Environmental & Sustainability Books for Youth, 2023; Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices, 2023; AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Longlist, 2023; Orbis Pictus Award Recommended Book, 2023; Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, 2023; ALA Notable Children's Book, 2023; Kirkus Best Books of 2022 for Picture Books; SCBWI Russell Freedman Award for Nonfiction for a Better World Shortlist, 2022; Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books of the Year List, 2022; Eureka! Children's Book Award Winner, 2022
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