May 8, 2012 Happy Children's Book Week all! (May 7-13 2012) No secret I prefer media that has a social enterprise tie-in or a deeper message than the vapid values of commercialism circulating in the mainstream, so was thrilled to see this Surfrider Foundation "protect the oceans" message wrapped in a girls empowerment, active how-to book for kids, called My Mommy Taught Me … [Read more...]
My Mommy Taught Me To Surf: Meaningful Media for Mother’s Day
Filed Under: EcoKids-Environment, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth Tagged With: Amy-Jussel, book giveaway, Children and Nature, children and screens, children's books, eco education, family bonding, Freebie-Finds-Kids, girls empowerment, GWLN, how to surf, Joseph Tomarchio, kidlit, kids self esteem, mentorship, Mothers Day, My Daddy Taught Me to Surf, My Mommy Taught Me to Surf, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, NCLI, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, play outside, Richard-Louv, surfing, Surfrider Foundation, TaughtMe2, Youth-sports