The ForestGirls, at the Edge of Land and Sea - Waage, Sissel
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A tale of girls who live along the world's coastlines and share a love for oceans as well as tidal ecosystems. Through marshlands, mangroves, seagrasses, and kelp forests, the book transports the reader around the globe to meet girls as they explore and protect the natural environment. Richly illustrated by an award-winning artist, this poetic story will engage both children and adults while offering a new appreciation of our aquatic world.

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A tale of girls who live along the world's coastlines and share a love for oceans as well as tidal ecosystems. Through marshlands, mangroves, seagrasses, and kelp forests, the book transports the reader around the globe to meet girls as they explore and protect the natural environment. Richly illustrated by an award-winning artist, this poetic story will engage both children and adults while offering a new appreciation of our aquatic world.
Autorenporträt
Sissel Waage, Ph.D. Award-winning author, environmental scientist, and advisor to companies, NGOs, as well as foundations. Her articles have been published in The Economist, The Guardian, Environmental Leader, GreenBiz, and Environmental Finance, as well as in scientific, peer-reviewed research journals. She has also edited two books - including, Ignition: What You Can Do to Fight Global Warming and Spark a Movement (Island Press, 2007), and Ants, Galileo, and Gandhi: Designing the Future of Business through Nature, Genius, and Compassion (Routledge, 2003) - and created The ForestGirls book series, which depicts capable girls and women, from around the world, who are innovating and regenerating ecological systems. For more information, please see: www.theforestgirls.com Ana Maria Cosma Award-winning illustrator who has worked on more than ten children's books that have been published in the U.S.A., Australia, and Europe. With a background in architecture, Ana combines attention to detail with playful imagery to engage young audiences. Her love for nature and experience with seeing the world from above, while gliding, offers a unique vantage point on how people and landscapes co-exist, which Ana brings to her paintings. Her favorite medium is watercolor, but Ana also loves to add ink, color pencils, or graphite in her artwork. For more information, please see: www.behance.net/anamariacosma