Elly's Adventure Down by the Sea: (Elly's Ecology)

Elly goes to the beach and builds a very impressive sandcastle with his friends. He uses a plastic lemonade bottle, a plastic drinking straw and a plastic ice cream wrapper as decoration. That night the sea comes in and washes it away. His friends ask what happened to it. He tells them it has all been washed out to sea and has disappeared. A little girl explains that plastic does not disappear and it is bad for sea creatures, plants, fish, seabirds and humans. He decides to make another castle with natural decoration. Colourfully presented with beautiful watercolour illustrations.

About the Author :
Born in South Africa, Linda Nissen Samuels, divides her working time between London and the South of France. In England, she ran her own gallery in London, and her work has been exhibited at The Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Sunday Times Watercolour competition in the Mall Galleries. In France, she has had over 12 one-woman exhibitions.She is the only artist to have her work displayed on Bus Azur, the Riviera bus system. She was awarded five medals at the International Grand Prix of Art in Cannes . Her African greeting card images for the safe water charity, WaterAid have been very popular and have raised substantial amounts for that Charity. In art education, she has trained early learning teachers in various colleges in London. Her extra-mural art courses are extremely popular . Many of her pupils have now made a career in art.She has two passions, the environment, it's protection and to spread the word that anyone can draw. Her two how- to- draw books, DRAW WATER AND OTHER THINGS and DRAW QUEENS KINGS AND ALL THINGS ROYAL, give children and adults the confidence and freedom to do whatever they choose to do with pencil and brush. DRAW QUEENS KINGS AND ALL THINGS ROYAL is on sale at Buckingham Palace and on the Royal Collection shop website. Born in South Africa, Linda Nissen Samuels, divides her working time between London and the South of France. In England, she ran her own gallery in London, and her work has been exhibited at The Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Sunday Times Watercolour competition in the Mall Galleries. In France, she has had over 12 one-woman exhibitions.She is the only artist to have her work displayed on Bus Azur, the Riviera bus system. She was awarded five medals at the International Grand Prix of Art in Cannes . Her African greeting card images for the safe water charity, WaterAid have been very popular and have raised substantial amounts for that Charity. In art education, she has trained early learning teachers in various colleges in London. Her extra-mural art courses are extremely popular . Many of her pupils have now made a career in art.She has two passions, the environment, it's protection and to spread the word that anyone can draw. Her two how- to- draw books, DRAW WATER AND OTHER THINGS and DRAW QUEENS KINGS AND ALL THINGS ROYAL, give children and adults the confidence and freedom to do whatever they choose to do with pencil and brush. DRAW QUEENS KINGS AND ALL THINGS ROYAL is on sale at Buckingham Palace and on the Royal Collection shop website.

Review :
-This lovely book brings the perils of plastic to life through a child's eyes, but gives back the real delights of the seaside with a genuinely feel-good finale- Marine Conservation Society -Fantastic book and such a powerful message. Linda Nissen Samuels uses her beautiful drawings and vivid imagination to explain in a fun way why we should not throw away plastic and other materials. A ripping read for children and a story that parents would benefit from reading out at bedtime if we are to have a chance to save our aquatic life forms.- Paul Hetherington, Director of Fundraising and Communications, Buglife -This is really lovely. I particularly love the watery mystery of your underwater scenes. Beautifully captures the timeless wonder and excitement of days on the seashore, but with a twist for today's young readers.- Callum Roberts, Professor of Marine Conservation at the University of York. -A wonderful story to teach children about pollution 
and the value of a healthy marine environment.- Jessica Taylor, 
Principal Investigator Outer Banks Center for Dolphin 
Research N. Carolina USA. -The amount of plastic that washed ashore in the year 2010 alone was enough to cover every inch of coastline on Earth. That doesn't even include 99 percent of the plastic that ends up in the ocean every year. Now that we know the astonishing amount of plastic that enters the ocean, we can stand up, armed with knowledge, and demand an end to the problem. 'Elly's Adventure' reminds us that it's up to individuals - especially kids! - to find creative solutions to plastic pollution and cause change.- Dr. Sylvia Earle, Founder of the Sylvia Earle Alliance / Mission Blue and National Geographic Society Explorer-In-Residence 'This is a beautiful story reminding children that they can make small and meaningful changes in their lives to help protect our ocean from harmful plastic'. #OneLess. To find out more visit: zsl.org/oneless "This lovely book brings the perils of plastic to life through a child's eyes, but gives back the real delights of the seaside with a genuinely feel-good finale" Marine Conservation Society "Fantastic book and such a powerful message. Linda Nissen Samuels uses her beautiful drawings and vivid imagination to explain in a fun way why we should not throw away plastic and other materials. A ripping read for children and a story that parents would benefit from reading out at bedtime if we are to have a chance to save our aquatic life forms." Paul Hetherington, Director of Fundraising and Communications, Buglife "This is really lovely. I particularly love the watery mystery of your underwater scenes. Beautifully captures the timeless wonder and excitement of days on the seashore, but with a twist for today's young readers." Callum Roberts, Professor of Marine Conservation at the University of York. "A wonderful story to teach children about pollution and the value of a healthy marine environment." Jessica Taylor, Principal Investigator Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research N. Carolina USA. "The amount of plastic that washed ashore in the year 2010 alone was enough to cover every inch of coastline on Earth. That doesn't even include 99 percent of the plastic that ends up in the ocean every year. Now that we know the astonishing amount of plastic that enters the ocean, we can stand up, armed with knowledge, and demand an end to the problem. 'Elly's Adventure' reminds us that it's up to individuals - especially kids! - to find creative solutions to plastic pollution and cause change." Dr. Sylvia Earle, Founder of the Sylvia Earle Alliance / Mission Blue and National Geographic Society Explorer-In-Residence 'This is a beautiful story reminding children that they can make small and meaningful changes in their lives to help protect our ocean from harmful plastic'. #OneLess. To find out more visit: zsl.org/oneless"