readilearn: Meet the author-illustrator team for Turtle Love – Renee Hills and Anna Jacobson

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Do you love turtles? I find these magnificent creatures of the sea fascinating. Although I already owned a collection of picture books about turtles, I couldn’t resist supporting local author Renee Hills publish her first picture book Turtle Love, illustrated by Anna Jacobson, through Pozible at the end of last year. I was delighted when I received my very own copy of this beautiful picture book with its “warm and empowering story that engages young children and invites them to be proactive about the welfare of other creatures.”

Synopsis

Turtle Love is about Jacob Gordon Lachlan Brown who lives on perhaps the most interesting and beautiful beach in the world. The flatback turtles agree. They come every summer to lay their eggs. But life is becoming more difficult for the turtles because the big ships that load coal are stirring up sediment and this affects the seagrass that the turtles eat.  And this beautiful beach is where they MUST come to nest. Why don’t the flatback turtles go somewhere else? What can Jacob do to help them?

The text explores themes including the impact of man-made coastal developments on the habitat of other species; how to advocate for threatened creatures and the right of all living beings to have a safe place to nest and live. As a bonus, the book contains a story within a story, a mythical explanation for the beautiful coloured rock landform on the beach where the turtles nest.

About the author

Renee Hills has been writing ever since she won a prize for an essay about the future when she was a country North Queensland kid. After graduating and working briefly as a teacher, Renee honed her writing skills as a print journalist, editor, and self- publisher.

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9 thoughts on “readilearn: Meet the author-illustrator team for Turtle Love – Renee Hills and Anna Jacobson”

  4. Patricia Tilton

    What a beautiful book. The cover and illustrations draw you to the story. I love to see children get involved in helping save wildlife. This looks like an informative book, but one that empowers children to realize they can make a difference in their world — in this case through helping save sea turtles.

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    1. Norah Post author

      Thank you, Patricia. I’m pleased you enjoyed the interview with Renee and Anna as they discussed their beautiful picture book Turtle Love. Children will love it, and love the turtles.

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