A Rukia Publishing Featured Author
Meet
Maretha Botha
~Author of The Fauna Park Tales~
An African Adventure
If I had to sum up my claim to fame, it would have to be something like this: Espresso addict aspiring to write good stories for children of all ages, including older ones with an 'inner-child' spirit, waiting to be re-discovered.
In addition, I'm a librarian who has confidence that great stories will always be told, read and collected in beautiful hardcovers or paperbacks, (not only available on a Kindle reading device) rather having a special place on a shelf - and that such storybooks will be around when my grandchildren have grown up. This enduring love affair with books and libraries began very soon after I could put letters together, getting the sense of words and sentences.
During the past two years I've researched the habits, needs and territories of smaller birds in southern Africa, using this information as a background for small adventure stories for preteens - based on fact and personal observation.
Caring for the environment, protecting the habitats of so-called "lesser" birds and smaller animals is important to me. Seeing domestic animals neglected and left to their own devices is something I detest.
Other than that, I'm a keen gardener and animal lover - especially dogs, cats and wild birds - actually spending hours watching them from my kitchen window.
My first book gained gold medal status on a writers' website called authonomy which enabled me to get a review from a HarperCollins Children's Editor, which I'm very proud to present to you at this link:
http://www.authonomy.com/books/43500/african-adventures-of-lame-family-furry-and-feathered-friends/
The title has changed to 'Flame and Hope' Book 1. The series is called, 'Tales from Fauna Park' and the sub-title and title of the first book: 'An African Adventure: Flame and Hope" You may wish to read the first 10,000 words on the autonomy site for free or click on the international link:
myBook.to/flameandhope
where you will have opportunity to "Look Inside" the book with illustrations, on Amazon. I hope you like the story so much that you will leave a review on Amazon and its 11 INTERNATIONAL sites.
Thank you
In addition, I'm a librarian who has confidence that great stories will always be told, read and collected in beautiful hardcovers or paperbacks, (not only available on a Kindle reading device) rather having a special place on a shelf - and that such storybooks will be around when my grandchildren have grown up. This enduring love affair with books and libraries began very soon after I could put letters together, getting the sense of words and sentences.
During the past two years I've researched the habits, needs and territories of smaller birds in southern Africa, using this information as a background for small adventure stories for preteens - based on fact and personal observation.
Caring for the environment, protecting the habitats of so-called "lesser" birds and smaller animals is important to me. Seeing domestic animals neglected and left to their own devices is something I detest.
Other than that, I'm a keen gardener and animal lover - especially dogs, cats and wild birds - actually spending hours watching them from my kitchen window.
My first book gained gold medal status on a writers' website called authonomy which enabled me to get a review from a HarperCollins Children's Editor, which I'm very proud to present to you at this link:
http://www.authonomy.com/books/43500/african-adventures-of-lame-family-furry-and-feathered-friends/
The title has changed to 'Flame and Hope' Book 1. The series is called, 'Tales from Fauna Park' and the sub-title and title of the first book: 'An African Adventure: Flame and Hope" You may wish to read the first 10,000 words on the autonomy site for free or click on the international link:
myBook.to/flameandhope
where you will have opportunity to "Look Inside" the book with illustrations, on Amazon. I hope you like the story so much that you will leave a review on Amazon and its 11 INTERNATIONAL sites.
Thank you