Artivist Series - Kimberly Kenna
Kimberly Kenna, a children’s book author who grew up along the shore of Long Island Sound writes books focused on strong girls and their powerful drive to protect the natural world. Kimberly says that only 26% of protagonists in middle grade books are female..Before becoming an author worked with youngsters as a counselor and a teacher of ecology and language arts. Her stories aim to get readers involved, have them think about themselves, their relationships with others and with nature.
Artivist Series - Jayshree Patel
Jayshree imagined that a book from the perspective of a drop of water could transport children on their own journey and along the way they might learn how precious a resource water is. The overarching message from the book is to go out in nature and explore and remember that where there is water there is life. If you are connected with water, you are connected with our whole world.
