Elle of Portuana

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Pub Date 08 Dec 2019 | Archive Date 31 Mar 2020

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Elle of Portuana is about environmental stewardship. Assist Elle to plant more trees across the world.

Elle is from a small town by the beach named Portuana. She loves trees, nature, and saving money. This picture book takes a child into Elle's world. The child then sees how Elle ties all her passions together.

Elle of Portuana is about environmental stewardship. Assist Elle to plant more trees across the world.

Elle is from a small town by the beach named Portuana. She loves trees, nature, and saving money...


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This is a short picture book to read with a child rather than to encourage their reading.
The book is the work of author Samuel Narh. Written from a viewpoint that values he had as a child growing up in Ghana, West Africa are not held in such high esteem.
He strives to share a sense of wonder, the stewardship of our plants, trees and environment and the saving of our wealth - his childhood memory of a piggy bank is introduced here for good measure.
That apart Elle is not Samuel and her story radiates from these pages.
I am grateful to the publishers and NetGalley in allowing me to read an advanced reader’s copy.
I fell in love with the young girl Elle on the first page. She is busy and industrious as we find out, but from the start of her day she wakes with a smile.
She has purpose to plant and see new trees but aside from this we find her a play on the beach as any young child. What marks her out as special is her observation and delight in nature. Alongside of which she has an entrepreneurial outlook. She only relaxing and takes in the beauty of her surroundings once she has collected seven seashells.
These are not to decorate her room but to sell at the market for the best price possible. We know she has a project in mind as she saves these coins in her piggy bank which is nearly full.
Beautifully illustrated I enjoyed a day in Elle’s life charged with purpose and future desire. A means to an end but not wasted in toil and worry. Time taken out to watch the beauty of the day and marvel at the changing colours as the sun sets. I will be a family favourite for any child as Elle is engaging and easily identifiable. There is no force of message or sermon into save your money and save the planet. No it is a simple story of a bright young girl in time with her life and with a joy of the world around her.
The reader has no role but to read these simple words and show the rich illustrations - you will field many questions as the story will tease out enquiry and perhaps bring Elle’s countenance to their faces.

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