After her young daughter was dismayed by the trash scattered on the beach, a family trip to the water turned in to a clean-up effort. Maritza Mejia scribbled the tale and saved it. Nearly 20 years later she surprised her daughter by publishing it. The Purple Shell is a book about ecological awareness, a topic dear to Maritza's heart. But it also holds another passion: bilingual proficiency. After visiting the USA, Maritza was determined to learn English and ensures all her writings--poems, stories, reflections--and written in both Spanish and English.
Y porque es muy importante a Maritza, en Español:Después de que su pequeña hija quedó consternada por la basura esparcida en la playa, un viaje familiar al agua se convirtió en un esfuerzo de limpieza. Maritza Mejía garabateó el cuento y lo salvó. Casi 20 años después sorprendió a su hija al publicarlo. The Purple Shell es un libro sobre la conciencia ecológica, un tema muy querido por Maritza. Pero también tiene otra pasión: la competencia bilingüe. Después de visitar los EE. UU., Maritza estaba decidida a aprender inglés y asegura que todos sus escritos -poemas, cuentos, reflexiones- y escritos tanto en español como en inglés.
Find our more about Martiza's works:
Website: https://luzdelmes.com
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/luzdelmes/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luzdelmes
Random Acts of Reading: https://randomactsofreading.org/
These podcasts are sponsored by: Eifrig Publishing: https://www.eifrigpublishing.com/
Mama Knows Nada Podcast: https://mamaknowsnada.com/
Song written, performed and produced by Tracey Coryell. https://traceyland.com/ Podcast produced by: BNC Original, LLC
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