Eco Girl

Name: Eco Girl
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Ken Wilson-Max
ISBN: 9781666638325

Author: Ken Wilson-Max

Narrator: Jade Wheeler

Unabridged: 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 07/25/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Science & Nature Stories

Synopsis

Eve loves living next to a forest because it means being close to her favorite baobab trees. Doing her best to imitate them, Eve practices patience. She feeds and shelters birds, just as her beloved trees do, stretching toward the sky as if her arms were branches. Eve longs to communicate with the leafy giants she admires, and while she can’t become a tree, she can contribute to the beauty of the forest—just like her dad and grandma before her—by nurturing her very own baobab seedling. A companion story to Ken Wilson-Max's Astro Girl, this thoughtful introduction to the concept of land stewardship and the joys of giving back celebrates reciprocity while honoring our connection to our own branching family trees.

About Ken Wilson-Max

Ken Wilson-Max is an author and illustrator who specializes in children's books. He has always believed that people are more similar than different and that that is worth celebrating. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, he went on to study design in the U.K. and currently resides in London.

About Jade Wheeler

Jade Wheeler is an actor of the screen, stage, and booth. She has recorded nonfiction, self-help, and educational material as well as fiction, fantasy, and YA.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jasmine on June 19, 2023

Read for my toddler's nap time. This story followed a little girl called Eco Girl. She's fascinated by the baobab tree. She wanted to be a baobab tree and wondered if trees talks to each other. The day before her birthday comes, her parents took her to visit her grandma who lived deep in the forest.......more

Goodreads review by J MaK on December 18, 2023

This is a great start as an introduction to environmental stewardship and sustainability throughout the diaspora.......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on April 01, 2023

Eve loves the baobab trees in the forest near her home and regards herself as someone responsible for taking care of the greenery around her. Dubbing herself as "Eco Girl" before an important trip to visit her paternal grandmother, Eve practices patience and tries to emulate the trees around her by......more

Goodreads review by Linda on April 09, 2023

It's a family tradition but a loving surprise to Eve, who loves trees, especially the baobab. She learns to practice patience, like the trees, and on a visit deep in the forest to visit her grandma, she is given a baobab seedling for a birthday gift. Like her dad, grandma, and family members who ca......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on May 11, 2023

Eve lives with her family at the edge of the forest. She loves all the trees around her, especially the baobab. She decides that she will help to take care of the trees and animals in the forest – she’ll be Eco Girl! For her birthday, she and her mom and dad go to visit Grandma, who lives deep in th......more

Quotes

Young readers with a love for fauna will indulge in Eve’s birthday celebration as she grows closer to Mother Earth and follows in the footsteps of her family.