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Olivia's birds saving the Gulf

"One 11 year-old girl can make a difference-as budding ornithologist and artist Olivia Bouler has proven, single-handedly raising over $175,000 for the Gulf oil spill recovery. Devastated by the disaster and eager to do her part, Olivia wrote a letter to Audubon, "11 years old and willing to help" o...

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Main Author: Bouler, Olivia
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Sterling Pub., c2011.
Subjects:
Birds > Juvenile nonfiction.
Nature conservation > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:"One 11 year-old girl can make a difference-as budding ornithologist and artist Olivia Bouler has proven, single-handedly raising over $175,000 for the Gulf oil spill recovery. Devastated by the disaster and eager to do her part, Olivia wrote a letter to Audubon, "11 years old and willing to help" offering her own bird paintings to raise contributions for Gulf recovery efforts. The idea took flight, and Olivia proceeded to send out over 500 paintings, many of which are captured in this lavish picture book that recaps her valiant campaign to save birds affected by the spill"--Publisher's website.
Physical Description:32 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 27 cm.
ISBN:9781402786655 (hc.)
1402786654
Author Notes:Olivia Bouler is eleven years old and lives in Long Island with her parents and little brother Jackson. An avid bird lover, aspiring ornithologist, artist, and saxophone player, Olivia spends most vacations visiting her cousins and grandparents in Alabama and Louisiana. She currently spends much of her time working on various recovery efforts and attending speaking engagements across the country on behalf of bird and wildlife advocacy. To date, she has drawn over 100 different species of birds and created over 500 paintings for her Save the Gulf campaign.

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