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I love when picture books teach me something about history that I had no clue about. This book made me want to visit American Beach in Florida, which is now part of the National Park Service for being a beach that Black Americans could visit during the Jim Crow era.
Jun 25, 2021
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Absolutely stunning illustrations, created with acrylics and collage using patterns fashioned from stencils and stamps that were handmade, fill the pages of this picture book and show the beauty of the ocean and beach near Jacksonville, Florida. I had never heard of MaVynee Betsch and her fight to save American Beach before reading this engaging picture book. She grew up during the period in history where beaches were segregated. Her great-grandfather bought a beach where anyone could go. It bec
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Mar 25, 2022
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Back in the 1930s, MaVynee's great-grandfather bought a beach for the enjoyment of all. Years later, when MaVynee returned, it was full of trash, and condos were being built. So she cleaned up the trash and started a movement to save the beach from developers. Due to her efforts, the part of the beach that remained became part of the National Park Service, and a site on the National Register of Historic Places and Florida Black Heritage Trail. The story is inspiring while the stylized artwork br
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Once again I learned something about which I was totally ignorant.
Growing up during segregation Mavynee learns that even the ocean and beaches can be denied her. Then her great-grandfather buys a beach and makes it open to everyone. Mavynee becomes an operatic star singing from London to Berlin. When her mother becomes sick she returns home and when her mother dies Mavynee retreats to the beach. When developers start on American Beach Mavynee becomes a protestor.
Growing up during segregation Mavynee learns that even the ocean and beaches can be denied her. Then her great-grandfather buys a beach and makes it open to everyone. Mavynee becomes an operatic star singing from London to Berlin. When her mother becomes sick she returns home and when her mother dies Mavynee retreats to the beach. When developers start on American Beach Mavynee becomes a protestor.
Opera singer, MaVynee Betsch's grandfather bought a beach in the 1920s for his family and friends. As a Black person, they were not allowed to be on white beaches so he wanted to make a safe place to enjoy the beach. Years later, the beach was in disarray so MaVynee set out to clean it up and they worked to protect it.
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7/11/2022 ~ Stunningly illustrated tale of opera singer and environmentalist MaVynee Betsch.
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