{"product_id":"a-salmon-story-protecting-the-future","title":"A Salmon Story : Protecting the Future","description":"\u003cp\u003eWillie Poll is a Métis author from the Robinson Huron Treaty Territory and a proud member of the Métis Nation of Ontario. Willie has worked in Indigenous education across the Nation for over ten years. She currently resides on Prince Edward Island as a guest on the traditional lands of the Wabanaki and Mi'kma'ki people. Illustrated by Chantelle Trainor-Matties who has Nisga'a-Métis heritage and specializes in illustration, graphic design, painting, and mural work. She is the founder of Frettchan Studios, where she works as a full-time artist. She lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lyrical informational picture book about how open-net pen fish farms impact wild salmon and their ecosystems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSalmon are central to their ecosystem and the lives of many Indigenous Nations, but the rapid rise of open net-pen fish farming has threatened these longstanding connections. Salmon have followed the same migration routes for thousands of years, but the fish farming industry has had a deadly impact on their annual journey. Open-net pen farms release harmful waste into the ocean that is lethal to the wild salmon forced to swim through it. Now, the salmon must battle against the human-made destruction of their habitat, and many Nations are advocating for change and creating calls of action to protect salmon for future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the young salmon journey from their gravel nests to the open ocean, readers learn about the life cycle of wild salmon, the effects of open-net pen fish farms, and the role of salmon as a keystone species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoldly illustrated with gorgeous Northwest Coast formline art, rhythmic poetry combines with supportive nonfiction content to illuminate the struggles faced by wild salmon populations. Audience: Ages 5-8.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Owl Kids Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56394883858737,"sku":"zkz1789936995918","price":12.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/0925\/7009\/files\/a-salmon-story-protecting-the-future_1.jpg?v=1789937000","url":"https:\/\/canistersealfit.shop\/products\/a-salmon-story-protecting-the-future","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}