b"B KREVIEWS book reviews Saving American BeachWe think the artwork is creative because By Heidi Tyline Kingit is colorful and has a lot of details. Illustrated by Ekua HolmesThis book is about MaVynee Betsch and how she saved American Beach,We also liked many descriptive which was a special beach to her familyquotes from the book. One quote in Florida. In this book, MaVynee takeswas the sand shore became a on the responsibility of saving Americanstage and another was to spend Beach when plastic bags and litter piledforever enjoying American Beach.up on it. We enjoyed the story because MaVynee took good care of the beach by cleaning it,We recommend this book for children caring for it, and protecting it. She workedages older than age 5 because it may hard by picking up the trash by herself. Webe difficult for younger children to also feel Saving American Beach is inspiringunderstand.for people who want to make change and want to learn about Black history and theBy Healthy News 4th-grade staff life of an inspiring famous woman. La Salle AcademyThe Leaf Detectiveto educate and inspire others to save the Written by Heather Langrainforests.The Water Princess Illustrated by Jana Christy Written by Susan Verde We enjoyed this book, especially the factsIllustrated by Peter H. ReynoldsThis book is about Meg Lowman, a girlintertwined in the story. For example, we who was interested in the outside worldlearned that rainforests receive at leastThis book is about a little girl named and learning all she could about what60 inches of rain a year. And the bookGie Gie in Africa. She and her lived there. Meg went to school to pursuetaught us that trees cant run away frommother walk every day to get clean her passion of science and eventuallytheir enemies like animals can, so insteadwater from a well. They walk in the studied at Sydney University and exploredthey have to make a lot of defenses hot sun because they do not have rainforests in Australia.thornsfuzzy leavestoxins.any water where they live. She helped build a walkway through theThe artwork in The Leaf Detective wasThe water is not clean when they treetops in Queensland, which is a statevery colorful and helped tell the story. Weget it. They have to clean the water in Australia. The walkway allowed otherfeel that students in Grades 2 to 5 wouldby boiling it. They use the water to people to learn about the rainforest. Thisreally like the book. wash clothes, cook, and drink. walkway had three bridges and was overBy Healthy Times 4th-grade staffThis book teaches us that we are 100 feet in height. Meg used her voiceHancock Elementary School lucky to be able to drink water when we want. We dont have to travel far to get it. The pictures Microplastics and Meaffect the Earth. show us a vision of what life is like Written by Anna Du for Gie Gie. The pictures show us We felt the book was interesting to readthe hard work that is done to get They are all around us: in the ocean, onbecause it gives students good advice onthe water. mountaintops, and in the streets. They arehow to help the environment and whatMy whole class liked the book. so tiny you often cant see them. But theythey can do even at a young age. WeOne of my friends said she liked are causing problems. think the artwork is fascinating becausethe pictures in the story, and Gie it shows Anna Du building her robot andGie looks like me! Another friend They are microplastics.using it to sample the water.said she liked that I got to see real In the book Microplastics and Me, then-12- We recommend this book for childrenpictures at the end of the story. year-old Anna explains what microplasticsages 9 and above because some youngerI think all kids would like this book are and how she created a special robotkids might not understand the meaningsbecause it's a good story and it is that helps find them.of big words.important to know and understand Anna Du writes all about the way sheBy Dalia Ortega and Sorielys Riverahow things are in other countries.built her robot to help with removing5th gradeBy Miley Morales, 3rd grade microplastics from the environment. InWilliam Cramp Fit Flyer Gotwals Healthy Press this book, readers learn how plastic can Page 25 illustration by Lorraine Brown-Gause, 8th grade, DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal S p r i n g 2 0 2 3 | H E A L T H Y N E W S W O R K S . O R G25"