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There is nowhere Maya feels more happy and at home than in the sea. The water washes her worries away; there are countless wonders to experience and creatures to learn from. The dolphins show her how to be a stronger swimmer, the sea turtles make her feel calm, and the humpback whale inspires her to be mighty. But when Maya starts to notice plastic pollution and coral destruction, she realizes that her ocean home is in danger—and it's up to her to take action. Professional surfer Maya Gabeira, known for surfing Guinness World Record–breaking big waves, shares a story—inspired by her own life—of finding the courage to speak up for the ocean. Beautifully illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki, Maya Makes Waves is both a celebration of our big blue world, and a call to protect and restore it.
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August 6, 2024 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781647006006
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Languages
- English
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June 1, 2024
A Brazilian professional surfer recalls challenges overcome in her youth and expresses strong environmental concerns. Depicted in Kaulitzki's nautical-themed illustrations as a figure of ambiguous age with light brown skin and evocatively flowing hair, Gabeira dives into her story as she dives visually over and under the waves--writing rapturously in third person about how neither asthma nor bullies kept her from catching waves or exploring and delighting in the wonders of the bright "rainforest of the sea." After swimming with whales and sea turtles, she encounters a great white shark trailing fragments of fishing net who warns her of the dangers of overfishing and plastic pollution. "Life here is disappearing fast," he tells her. "Please be our voice." And so in response she returns to the shore to speak to small groups, to join sign-wielding marchers, and overall to deliver a message: "The ocean is in danger, and we must protect it. The time to act is now!" In more personal language, she closes with a restatement of that message, with leads to ocean conservation organizations with which she works. Figures in her audiences are racially diverse but uniformly serious in their cause. A strong addition to the chorus of voices demanding action. (Informational picture book. 5-7)COPYRIGHT(2024) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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