'The Ant Lucy and the Hurricane': New Children's Book Combines Fun Story and Illustrations...

'The Ant Lucy and the Hurricane': New Children's Book Combines Fun Story and
Illustrations With a Great Lesson on Hurricane Safety

OSPREY, Fla., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Every year, thousands of families lose
their possessions, homes and even loved ones to natural disasters. In her
brilliantly illustrated and cleverly written new children's book, "The Ant
Lucy and the Hurricane" (published by AuthorHouse), Carmen Navarro-Talavera
teaches young ones and their families about the importance of being prepared
for hurricane season. She writes:

As an educator, I have seen the need to inform and educate our
parents and children in a fun way by making reading a family activity
not only for a learning moment, but to reassure our children that
everything is going to be OK, as long we are well prepared and have
one another's love and support. As parents we must protect our
families and make them feel safe and loved by us. This is our first
responsibility as parents, friends, grandparents and teachers.

Lucy the Ant lives in Green Village with her pet lady bug, Coco. Ten blocks
away from Lucy lives her best friend, Lola the cricket. Lucy is a very
organized ant and always prepares herself for hurricane season with the
supplies needed to survive for at least five to seven days. On the contrary,
Lola the cricket is careless and unconcerned with preparing herself and her
home for the upcoming hurricane season.

While "The Ant Lucy and the Hurricane" is a piece of fiction, it is based on
the reality of the dangers of hurricanes that many southern areas in the
United States are affected by greatly. In addition to a captivating story with
beautiful illustrations, this children's book also contains a homework page, a
supply list worksheet, a letter to parents from Lucy, as well as a reader's
theater to entertain the whole family.

About the Author:

Carmen Navarro-Talavera was born in Somoto, Nicaragua, and attended school to
become an elementary teacher, a profession she worked in for five years.
Afterward, she studied in the National University in Managua, Nicaragua to
become a preschool teacher, and then continued on to Eckerd College in Florida
to obtain a degree in human development.

Navarro-Talavera's interest in writing children's books started when she was a
teacher in the rural mountains of Nicaragua and had no books available in her
classroom. It was then that she began writing books using simple household and
outdoor items such as craft paper, newspapers, magazines, insects and leafs.

A very important factor that influenced Navarro-Talavera to write "The Ant
Lucy and the Hurricane" was her experience with hurricanes through living in
Florida, where she currently resides. This book is also available in Spanish.

AuthorHouse is the premier book publisher for emerging, self-published
authors. For more information, please visit http://www.authorhouse.com.

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