Product Description
Under the Baobab Tree
Author: Roslynne Toerien • Illustrator: Julie Smith-Belton
Format: Hardback
Recommended for ages 5+
On a hot summer’s day, the animals wandered, they roamed and explored, theygalloped and soared, in search for the perfect tree for their needs. Many trees were falling one by one, from the force and destruction of what theelephants had done.
And some of the trees that had stood the test, had patches of bark missing fromthe rhino’s unrest. And looking more closely at the top of the trees, sat fish eagles in waiting to soarand fly free.
Will the animals find the perfect tree?
About the Author
The author of Under The Baobab Tree and The Rumbling Rhino, Roslynne Toerien is a proudly South African mother of three young children, residing in Durban, KZN. She holds a Bachelor Of Education and has a love for teaching, writing and dance. Ros is the CEO and Founder of the South African Non-Profit Trust, The LEARN Project which stands for "Let's Educate A Rainbow Nation" and aims to equip disadvantaged schools with libraries and book corners. She lives by the motto "Small actions lead to big change" and this can be seen in the number of school LEARN library doors that have been opened and minds that have been unlocked through the power of books and literacy. Ros has been a guest speaker at a number of events and schools and was awarded The Paul Harris Fellows Award by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. She has worked closely on The Presidents "Reading Champion Programme", as the KZN Provincial Lead Support Partner with The LEARN Project.
About the Illustrator
Julie Smith-Belton is a visual artist working in painting, sculpture, photography, illustration and graphic design. Whimsy, quirky humor and playful creativity are the themes that run throughout Julie’s work. Julie was born and raised in South Africa and currently lives in Denmark with her family. Her childhood was spent in the KwaZulu-Natal countryside - living simply, enjoying the sunny days and riding horses. From here her love for nature and the outdoors grew which inspired her love to create. She went on to study fine art and graphic design after school, graduating cum laude in 2004. She has exhibited and sold original artworks, taught art to children and worked on a number of illustrated short stories and books. She is a mom of 4 who loves to work on things that bring joy to those around her. Julie lives with a dream of making everything around her beautiful and making an impact on the world through playful creativity and love.
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