Book Review and Giveaway – Faces of the Earth

Breaking dawn.  Roar and yawn.  A gaze so wild, hypnotic.

Pouncing and racing, stealthily pacing, the tiger face…EXOTIC

Just a sampling of this wonderful and beautifully illustrated book, Faces of the Earth,  highlighting the unique characteristics of several animals around the world – all of whom currently reside at the Natural Science Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.

NATSCI Educational Resource Coordinator, Elizabeth Almy was inspired to write this book based on her personal experiences interacting with these animals.  A self-published author, her goal is to engage the reader to connect emotionally with the featured animals, encourage support of local zoos, museums and science centers as well as to foster greater awareness of wildlife worldwide.

Her  aunt, Charlotte Searls, illustrated the book capturing the unique qualities and expressions of each animal.  Having been an educator for 25 years, she discovered her love and natural talent for painting after she retired. 

Faces of the Earth was honored with the Eric Hoffer Award – a national awards program for independent publishers as well as with the da Vinci Eye Award for excellence in design and illustration.  Available at Amazon or locally in Greensboro at Barnes & Noble or the Natural Science Center where 100% of proceeds go back to the museum, this is a great book to give or receive.  In fact, leave a comment as to why you should win this book or send a tweet to include @greensamaritan and this link (http://ow.ly/pOst) and a winner will be selected next week.

So enjoy as my family has, and as signed by the author in my copy, “Look, learn, love”.

Every curious child and these creatures wild

Face to face will learn the worth

Their eyes reflect why we must protect

These faces of the earth.

Tagged as: Elizabeth Searles Almy, Faces of the Earth, Natural Science Center of Greensboro