Mermaid Kenzie

<b>Kenzie turns her fierce love for the ocean into action resourcefully cleaning up the beach after her mermaid-tail swimsuit tangles in floating plastic bags.</b> <p/>When Kenzie slips on her mermaid tail she becomes Mermaid Kenzie protector of the deeps. One day as Kenzie snorkels around a shipwreck she discovers more plastic bags than fish. Grabbing her spear and mermaid net she begins to clean up the water and the shore--inspiring other kids to help. <p/>Beautifully written in African American Vernacular English this poetic picture book includes back matter with information about how plastic winds up in our oceans and examples of people--some of them kids like Kenzie--who have worked to protect the sea. Mermaid Kenzie celebrates the ways that all of us no matter how small can make a difference.