Mother Earth Needs Our Help!

About the Book

For us the best thing about this book —apart from the fact that it looks so beautiful—is that every illustration, shows the powerful bond between words and images—a bond that is often dramatic, sometimes affectionate, always passionate. Beautiful illustrations and simple words together convey a message of hope—this book says we can work with our planet, not against it. Mother Earth Needs Our Help! was born out of our desire for children to know the truth about the Earth’s condition and about the many simple and ‘down to earth’ actions, we all can take in helping our “Mother” heal. In order to preserve our environment we must persevere with our actions, no matter how small they might seem to be at times, doing something is better than doing nothing at all! Think of a drop of water, making its way down and into a creek in order to slowly reach the river, like millions of other drops, searching for one destination, the powerful ocean. Like a drop of water committed to being part of this powerful ocean, you too can join us in our efforts to nurture her back to health. This book is for you. Because you matter.

About the Author

Esther Sampedro was born and raised in Spain. At the age of 14 she migrated with her parents and three siblings to the United States in 1979. Growing-up in a multicultural environment and vibrant ecosystem she learned, early in life, about the unique relationship and fragile balance between humans, animals, plants and our planet. After completing her bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Florida, she went on to experience the real world. Esther’s career includes work as a photojournalist for Discovery.com, The New York Times, Newsweek en Español, The Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald, St. Petersburg Times, US Air Force and other publications. She worked in the Dominican Republic for El Listín Diario and Ultima Hora. Later, she earned her position as the Photo Editor for Editorial Doble AA , a publishing company that oversees the production of different magazines ranging from news, sports, economy and fashion. In 1998 she became an independent video producer, “I wanted to bring into video the magic of picture stories. I wanted the characters not only to “be” a story but to voice their opinion and life experiences.” She worked for WLRN Public Radio and Television where she use her extensive experience in news and documentary production, photography design, editing, script development, research, reporting and interviewing. Today she juggles from her fulltime job as a mom and a wife and her new passion in life. “Kids Love Mother Earth is about the future of my children and the children of the world. They need to know and understand the reasons why Mother Earth is ill and how she can become well again. Their commitment and voices alone will be powerful enough to transform the opinions of the adults, the powerful and the commanders and chiefs of nations. To accomplish the smallest change is to make a world of difference for the future of the planet and its children.” Sarah Vazquez Sarah Vazquez's artistic talent and creativity has been evident from a very early age. Although, she excelled in many areas of school, art projects were always her favorite. Although her career path took her into Marketing she always kept her creativity by doing art work for special events to help children in the community such as; donating art work for St. Jude Children's Hospital Auction. Sarah has done numerous projects in the children's illustration world. She was commissioned to do 7 murals for the children's Museum in Guadalajara, Jalisco- Mexico, "Trompo Magico". She has also participated in volunteer work at Treasure Island Elementary School for Earth Day were she work and designed a mural. Other works include; the first poster for the Children's Alley at the Miami International Book Fair in 2007, Poster for the Children's Department for "Books and Books" bookstore in Coral Gables, FL and several illustration works for the South Florida Historical Museum. Sarah has branched out into the children's book world. Her whimsical and unique styles include collage, digital art and acrylics. With a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, Sarah has the knowledge and experience of working with art directors, designers, and other creative types to collaborate on projects. She lives and works in Miami, Florida. Sarah is a proud aunt of Claudia (12) and Diego (10) they keep the child in her and are her best art critics.