About “No Worries Whale”
No Worries Whale is a whimsical poetry book that educates readers about the importance of the ocean, life lessons and conservation concepts such as recycling. The illustrations are in color, and the poetry itself takes what can be an incredibly hard subject and breaks it down in simpler terms to enhance children’s understanding of the Ocean. The poems take fun facts about different ocean-dwellers and presents them in a sometimes serious and sometimes nonsensical style that will entertain children and their parents while educating them on the different species with which we share our planet.
This book is the perfect addition to the book shelves for everyone aged 1 to 100.
About the Author:
Amanda Gehrke is an inspired activist and a poet. No Worries Whale is her first collection of what she hopes to be a long list of conservation-based poetry. Living in Omaha, Nebraska places her about as far from the Oceans as physically possible within the United States, but that only motivated her further into writing poems to educate children, such as her own two daughters, about the importance of protecting the Oceans, no matter how close or far away they may be. When she isn’t writing or enjoying her family, she can be found haunting local bookshops and attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha in pursuit of a Bachelors of Science in Education and a Masters in Library Science.
About the Illustrator:
Allison Sojka lives in her hometown of Omaha, Nebraska with her husband and son. She has long been a lover of the arts, including, but not limited to painting, drawing, writing and reading. In her free time, she enjoys these things, as well as spending time with friends and family. She can often be found curled up watching movies or frequenting bookstores or coffee shops. She has an Associate of Occupational Studies in Graphic Design, Illustration, and Computer Graphics, and is continuing her studies in attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha, working toward a Bachelors of Science in Education and a Masters in Educational Counseling.
Other works:
Their next project is a similar book, entitled No Frets Froggy: A Book of Rainforest Poems, to be compiled and published after No Worries Whale. Because the whales shouldn’t have to worry about their homes being destroyed, and the frogs shouldn’t have to fret either.
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