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Mississippi Kudzu: Enchanting Children's Book Inspires Young Readers to Join Fight Against Tree-Killing Plant

Fusing an entertaining story with a bold message of conservation, Jean Walker Rawlings’ ‘Mississippi Kudzu: Let’s Stop Kudzu From Hugging Our Trees’ urges young children to think green and start saving their planet. At its heart, the book focuses on the threat of Kudzu – an aggressive planet rampantly killing trees across the South and Gulf Coast region.

 

Memphis, TN -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/14/2014 -- While most children’s conservation books focus on not dropping litter or carelessly polluting, author Jean Walker Rawlings’ latest book puts the spotlight on a little-publicized yet very real threat – aggressive plants that are rapidly killing trees.

‘Mississippi Kudzu: Let’s Stop Kudzu From Hugging Our Trees’ introduces young readers to Kudzu, a plant that could threaten the future of the world’s trees and foliage.

Synopsis:

This is a children’s book about how the deadly Kudzu is killing Mississippi's trees and other vegetation.

As the author explains, her book tackles a very real topic of concern with the charm and wit that grabs every child’s attention.

“This book doesn’t lecture, but rather introduces kids to Kudzu and its dangers through a cast of colorful characters who are trying to fight against it. They’ll meet Callie, Ralph the fish, Jade the exotic butterfly and other folks who have already decided to think green. I want all readers to be inspired to do the same,” says Rawlings.

Continuing, “There’s a large focus in Mississippi, which is where I live for several months of the year. It’s also an area seeing the detrimental effects of Kudzu – so makes up the perfect setting for the book. This is a light-hearted book with serious undertones that every parent and their child should read.”

Excerpt:

When Kudzu Hugs
Everybody Loves Hugs
Hugs are warm
Hugs are full of comfort
Hugs are peaceful
Hugs are nice
Kudzu Hugs are different
They are not warm
They are not comforting
peaceful, or nice
Their hugs strangle
smother, and destroy
For trees caught in their paths,
Kudzu hugs are forever

‘Mississippi Kudzu: Let’s Stop Kudzu From Hugging Our Trees’, published by Lulu, is available now in both hardcover and ebook: http://bit.ly/1gt9Xei.

About Jean Walker Rawlings
Jean Walker Rawlings was born in Ruleville, Ms, in Sunflower County.
She is a teacher, writer and child advocate.
She now resides in Memphis, Tn.