This Land

This land is your land now, but who did it belong to before? This engaging primer about native lands invites kids to trace history and explore the communities that lived in their neighborhoods before they came along. Before my family lived in this house, a different family did, and before them, another family, and another before them. And before that, the family whothat lived here lived not in a house, but a wigwam. Who lived where you are before you got there? This Land teaches readers that the lands we occupy, from our backyards to our schools to Disney World, were once the homeland of Indigenous people, some of whom still live there today. With backmatter that directly exlpains the concept of land acknowledgment, This Land will 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.