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Bella's Journey The Migration of a Monarch Butterfly
Bella’s Journey is the ideal picture book to introduce or reinforce Spanish to children, aged two to ten, while presenting a miracle of nature and demonstrating lessons of determination, courage and kindness.
The book tells the story of the amazing migration of the monarch butterfly over thousands of miles from the U.S. into Mexico through the eyes of a butterfly named Bella. Over the journey, she gains resilience, demonstrates determination and courage and learns to speak with her new friends in Spanish. Ten percent of all profits from this book will go to organizations working with pro bono lawyers to get children out of ICE detention. Please see the first blog for the press release.
About the Author and Illustrator
Viola Greene
Viola Greene is a professional writer who started writing creatively in high school with the encouragement of two extraordinary English teachers. She finds that in writing she exercises her true voice. Viola has a varied background in the U.S., living in rural areas, large cities, medium cities and small towns. She has also travelled and lived abroad. She has always worked for organizations she believes in, on issues from civil and human rights, to the environment to aging and higher education. She finds beauty in the people she meets and in nature. She loves kids and animals and has an educational background in English, art and music. She hopes her readers find beauty and inspiration in her work. She invites reviews on her books.
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