Cornish Legend, spiritual allegory, emotions & feelings, depression, PTSD, survival,
Stefania Saccarola
Stefania Saccarola is an illustrator and a graphic designer. She contributed to the Cabo Verde Natura 2000 project, organized by Las Palmas University (Spain), creating illustrations of native fauna. In 2002, she was selected by the International Illustrators Exhibition, part of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Italy), and her work was published in the Annual Book 2002 Non Fiction. In 2003, she contributed some illustrations to The Encyclopedia of Mammals - McRae Books. She worked for a couple of years in a television program for children, live-illustrating fairy tales for children. She also collaborated on "The Saga of Haggle Lee Ho" written by JR Poulter (Australia), with illustrations and book design, it was published in USA, in 2014 and is coming also now out in Australia under Word Wings. Stefania continues to create illustrations and paintings, while working as a graphic designer.
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The Legend of Lutey and the Merbeing
Out Now!
BLURB: The sea holds many furies and Lutey knew them all! The Cornish Coasts are a battleground, one daily involving Lutey & his community in a fight for their livelihood & survival!
The retelling of an ancient tale of seafolk from Zennor, Cornwall in a chapter book, highlighting battles of mind & spirit against forces of nature & forces unknown. A Word Wings, fully illustrated chapter book or older readers/YA.
THEMES: legends, sea life, fisher-folk, Cornwall, emotions & feelings, depression, battles in the mind, spiritual allegory, PTSD, survival, storms, coastal living,
AUTHOR: J.R.McRae, award winning poet, writer of fiction, artist. Writes for children & education under J.R.Poulter. Awards include Children's Choice, NZ & Premiers Recommended Reading List, Australia.
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TEACHER/LIBRARIAN REVIEW:
The Legend of Lutey and the Merbeing is a poignant tale about the beauty of the human spirit and faith. It is reminiscent of tales from long ago about the sea and her mysteries. The Legend of Lute y is written in a way that will keep its audience captive from the first word till the last.
Bianca Thorburn, Teacher Librarian, Masters Education – Teacher Librarian, B. Edu. – Secondary.