Zandi's Song
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- Author：Zandile Ndhlovu
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Summary
Zandi is a girl on a mission: to bring a message of conservation to the world。
Zandi was always thinking and dreaming about the ocean。 Then， one special day， the ocean calls for her。 Zandi tentatively approaches the water--and that's when her adventure begins She soon finds herself transformed into a mermaid and on an unforgettable underwater journey， where she hears the song of the ocean。
But there is something threatening this magical world。 Is the key to protecting it buried in stories from the past？ Join Zandi in her mission to protect our beloved oceans， in this inspiring story written by South Africa's first Black female free diving instructor。
Revised edition: This edition of Zandi's Song includes editorial revisions。
Zandi was always thinking and dreaming about the ocean。 Then， one special day， the ocean calls for her。 Zandi tentatively approaches the water--and that's when her adventure begins She soon finds herself transformed into a mermaid and on an unforgettable underwater journey， where she hears the song of the ocean。
But there is something threatening this magical world。 Is the key to protecting it buried in stories from the past？ Join Zandi in her mission to protect our beloved oceans， in this inspiring story written by South Africa's first Black female free diving instructor。
Revised edition: This edition of Zandi's Song includes editorial revisions。
Reviews
Renee
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BeautifulThis is a beautiful book。 What a lovely story this is。 I would welcome it expanded and turned into a movie。
Papieren droom
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Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this arc in exchange for my honest review。I loved the beautiful fantastical cover and the inspiring author’s note。 The start of the story was great too！ It reminded me of the movie Moana， which I love。 When Zandi enters the ocean she’s been thinking and dreaming of a lot， it makes her feel safe and at home。 It also transforms her into a magical being and shows her all the wonders it holds but also the trash polluting it and how sea creatures can become e Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this arc in exchange for my honest review。I loved the beautiful fantastical cover and the inspiring author’s note。 The start of the story was great too！ It reminded me of the movie Moana， which I love。 When Zandi enters the ocean she’s been thinking and dreaming of a lot， it makes her feel safe and at home。 It also transforms her into a magical being and shows her all the wonders it holds but also the trash polluting it and how sea creatures can become entangled in it。 It asks her to spread the word！ This book brings kids closer to underwater nature and animals and reminds them not to litter but unfortunately after the beautiful magical start， it didn’t succeed at keeping my attention。 The text on every page could get pretty long and boring and I didn’t like the part where whale’s sometimes sacrificed themselves for humans so they would have food。 I will remember the message and the beautiful illustrations。 。。。more
Torin
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Thank you for allowing me to read this ARC。Zandi's Song is a beautifully illustrated children's book about a young girl learning about the troubles that the ocean and it's creatures face do to people that disregard thier importance。 The moral of the story being that even though you are young you can still use your voice to help those who may not have one。 I did think that Zandi going to the ocean and not telling anyone while also not being a strong swimmer （prior to the mermaid tail） was not a Thank you for allowing me to read this ARC。Zandi's Song is a beautifully illustrated children's book about a young girl learning about the troubles that the ocean and it's creatures face do to people that disregard thier importance。 The moral of the story being that even though you are young you can still use your voice to help those who may not have one。 I did think that Zandi going to the ocean and not telling anyone while also not being a strong swimmer （prior to the mermaid tail） was not a good idea especially bc kids her age are still learning about fantasy vs reality。 But that was my only criticism other than that i thought the book was very educational and beautifully drawn4。5/5 stars :] 。。。more
Christina
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Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Crossing Kids for the opportunity to read and review this book for my students。 This was a beautiful yet adorable picture book that helps children learn about how awful the ocean is being treated and how beautiful black mermaids look。 I think though for me personally， the students who would personally be using this book， they would need to pronounce the more advanced vocabulary words。 Because of these points， I have to give this a 4 out of 5 stars
Kris Reguera
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This is truly beautifully illustrated， and I loved the premise， however the story seems a little lacking， like it’s missing more？ I also had an issue with whales sacrificing themselves for humans， not sure I would read that part to kids， even if it is fiction。
Midoria
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This is such a wonderful tale of not only overcoming you fear， but the important of nature。 Zandi is a likeable character。 seeing her explore the ocean， As children we are taught how important nature is， and we learn the animals in the ocean。 But overtime we lose that sense of wonder， but this is mission we have to take as we grow and teach others。 We as a society have failed to respect the animals and ocean。 No one would want someone coming in and leaving trash in our homes。 This message is tru This is such a wonderful tale of not only overcoming you fear， but the important of nature。 Zandi is a likeable character。 seeing her explore the ocean， As children we are taught how important nature is， and we learn the animals in the ocean。 But overtime we lose that sense of wonder， but this is mission we have to take as we grow and teach others。 We as a society have failed to respect the animals and ocean。 No one would want someone coming in and leaving trash in our homes。 This message is truly one that everyone small and big can learn from。 Representation matters especially for Black children who often are stereotyped as fearful of water。 Zandi proves that we can swim and be one with nature。 Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more
Therearenobadbooks
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Congratulations to the author and illustrator for this amazing project。 The size of the book is awesome， and I love the illustrations so much that I want to frame each double page as a painting。 There's a lot to explore on each page and my favorite is the ocean free of garbage with all the creatures living in harmony。 What a beautiful story that reminds us that we are one with nature， and we should protect it。 We need to save the ocean from the trash that we let reach the deep waters， hurting so Congratulations to the author and illustrator for this amazing project。 The size of the book is awesome， and I love the illustrations so much that I want to frame each double page as a painting。 There's a lot to explore on each page and my favorite is the ocean free of garbage with all the creatures living in harmony。 What a beautiful story that reminds us that we are one with nature， and we should protect it。 We need to save the ocean from the trash that we let reach the deep waters， hurting so many species that are part of our ecosystem。 This book is also a wonderful reminder of traditions and to keep the heritage of our ancestors alive in our hearts。 Thank you， publisher and Netgalley for the e-Arc。 。。。more
Amanda Murphy
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I received and ARC of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。What a great idea to give the ocean a name， face， form， thoughts， and emotions。 Another great idea？ Having Maya transform Zandi into a mermaid。 That is going to do the trick of getting the attention of the young， female sector。 The art in this book perfectly compliments the story with it's bright， rich colors。 I have a love of ocean life that I have nursed since High School Oceanology。 I've always tried to share t I received and ARC of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。What a great idea to give the ocean a name， face， form， thoughts， and emotions。 Another great idea？ Having Maya transform Zandi into a mermaid。 That is going to do the trick of getting the attention of the young， female sector。 The art in this book perfectly compliments the story with it's bright， rich colors。 I have a love of ocean life that I have nursed since High School Oceanology。 I've always tried to share that love with my kids。 This book is going to give me a great new opportunity to teach them how our behavior impacts generations of ocean life。 。。。more
Holly Gonzales
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ARC reader for NetGalley Zandi is drawn to the ocean and as she steps foot in the water the ocean gives her a great gift。 She’s transformed into a beautiful mermaid and is shown around the ocean learning all the ways humans have caused harm。 It’s now her mission to return to the land and teach the world how not to harm the ocean。 Beautiful illustrations and a lovely story。
Anna White
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This is a beautiful story with powerful meaning。 It was emotionally moving and educational。 I’m excited for children to have the chance to read and love this book！
Elizabeth Dickerson
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A great mermaid story with an Earth inspiring message- treat it better！ Had some Moana vibes but also Little Mermaid mixed in so many princess lovers may enjoy this story too！
Jam M
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Beautiful book and background story
Ms。 Woc Reader
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Zandi is fascinated by the ocean but too afraid to explore it at first。 This is a sweet picture book that teaches children the importance of respecting the ocean and keeping it clean。 Young Zandi observes how the people have lived in harmony with the creatures of the ocean。 This book has beautiful illustrations and hopefully it inspires some young readers interest in ocean conservation。
Emma （littledollreads）
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ARC provided by NetGalley Growing up mermaids were always one of my favorite things。 They were so integral to some of my earliest experiences with friends and family and just sparked my imagination。 From playing mermaids in the pool with my best friend to watching H2O with my sister， there was always something so enchanting about them。 Heck， even to this day I still think about how awesome it would be to get one of those gorgeous silicone mermaid tails and swim around in it even though I live in ARC provided by NetGalley Growing up mermaids were always one of my favorite things。 They were so integral to some of my earliest experiences with friends and family and just sparked my imagination。 From playing mermaids in the pool with my best friend to watching H2O with my sister， there was always something so enchanting about them。 Heck， even to this day I still think about how awesome it would be to get one of those gorgeous silicone mermaid tails and swim around in it even though I live in an incredibly landlocked part of the country。 But just the thought of being able to have one of those tails and swim around on a Beach， preferably in PR where my family is from， just brings so much joy to my soul。 So with all that said， the fact that in today's bookish market there is such a strong push to bring this joy of mermaids to little kids of all races is just so heartwarming。 This cover really drew me into this book and made me so excited to pick it up。 And upon first opening this book we are presented with an incredible author's note。 I love when you read these and you can really feel the passion the author has for the subject matter they are writing about and the community they are writing it for。 We are then met with just absolutely gorgeous art。 It captures the magic of the ocean so well that most of us experienced as kids。 Looking at some of these pages I can feel that warm ocean water， smell that salty air， I am at the beach。 And then we get to the story which is fantastic。 It has this powerful message about how we are all a part of this earth and in order to help it maintain its natural beauty we all have to do our part and encourage others to do the same。 I don’t know how I ended up reading two back-to-back stories about environmentalism but it is a message I fully support and encourage adults to be sharing with children。 The art also does a great job of conveying this， it goes from these beautifully vibrant shots of the ocean all clean and full of life to these dingier more muted shots where there is trash and sad sea creatures。 The later half of the story then delves into the importance of learning about how people used to coexist so peacefully and in tune with nature for a time before it was disrupted by people who were greedy and didn’t care about the creatures of the sea。 It can be a tough message for young readers and older readers alike to hear but it is one of the most important aspects of realizing how we got here and what we want to see achieved by being kinder to the planet and the ocean。 This book has an overall very empowering message about nature and what we can do to protect it。 It is not as action oriented as the previous book I read today， Dino Earth Day， but its message rings true for a slightly older crowd of children。 It's all about our attitude and developing a love for the earth and the ocean。 A love so strong and a connection so deep that we are compelled to share it with our community and encourage them to help protect the earth。 。。。more
NrsKelley
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A dreamlike book about one girl who learns about the history of our ocean and how to keep it clean。 I did like the illustrations。 The colors are very much every little girls favorites。 I had a moment when I read that the water wouldn’t hurt the little girl even though she can’t swim where I went “nope”。 As a mom of a kid who can’t swim that definitely gave me pause。 My worst nightmare would be that they think the water doesn’t mean to hurt them and eventually drown。 So I would caution readers wi A dreamlike book about one girl who learns about the history of our ocean and how to keep it clean。 I did like the illustrations。 The colors are very much every little girls favorites。 I had a moment when I read that the water wouldn’t hurt the little girl even though she can’t swim where I went “nope”。 As a mom of a kid who can’t swim that definitely gave me pause。 My worst nightmare would be that they think the water doesn’t mean to hurt them and eventually drown。 So I would caution readers with kids who can’t swim to either avoid this one or have a serious talk before and after about why we use water safety especially in the ocean。 Otherwise a nice fiction story。 I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Kaylyn Pautz
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This book was so beautiful。 I loved the story （and even felt a few tears toward the end）。 I think this is a beautiful story for young children， and even adults。 I highly recommend this story to anyone and everyone！ Thank you NetGalley for granting me access to this ebook in exchange for an honest review。
Lisa Davidson
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Not everyone reads the introduction， but this one is inspiring and not to be missed。 The author is a black South African who did not grow up next to the sea but became the first female free dive instructor and started The Black Mermaid Foundation to help other young people experience and learn about the ocean。 This story reflects her love for the ocean and how we need to take better care of it。 One young girl learns that she is next in her generation to be a protector， but we all need to be prot Not everyone reads the introduction， but this one is inspiring and not to be missed。 The author is a black South African who did not grow up next to the sea but became the first female free dive instructor and started The Black Mermaid Foundation to help other young people experience and learn about the ocean。 This story reflects her love for the ocean and how we need to take better care of it。 One young girl learns that she is next in her generation to be a protector， but we all need to be protectors。Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this 。。。more
Caitlin
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As an educator， children’s books are a huge part of my life even though I don’t have children of my own。 I honestly fell in love with the story from the very first page。 Kids will absolutely love listening to the story as Zandi learns how to love and take care of the ocean。 It will allow students to think creatively on how they also can share the importance of taking care of our world and how they can do their part。 The author does a wonderful job captivating readers and cannot wait to read more As an educator， children’s books are a huge part of my life even though I don’t have children of my own。 I honestly fell in love with the story from the very first page。 Kids will absolutely love listening to the story as Zandi learns how to love and take care of the ocean。 It will allow students to think creatively on how they also can share the importance of taking care of our world and how they can do their part。 The author does a wonderful job captivating readers and cannot wait to read more of her books。 。。。more
Kira
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I received this book in exchange for a honest review from NetGalley。This book was absolutely beautiful with an excellent message。 My niece who is five absolutely loved the amazing illustrations and understood the magnitude of the message to protect our oceans and ocean animals。
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader。 Zandi's Song is a beautifully written and illustrated story for young readers by Zandile Ndhlovu and Katlego Keokgale （illus。）。 Due out 26th March 2024 from Amazon on their Crossing Kids imprint， it's 32 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 For Kindle Unlimited subscribers， this book will be included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free。 This is an uplifting book with a very serious message of stewardshi Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader。 Zandi's Song is a beautifully written and illustrated story for young readers by Zandile Ndhlovu and Katlego Keokgale （illus。）。 Due out 26th March 2024 from Amazon on their Crossing Kids imprint， it's 32 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 For Kindle Unlimited subscribers， this book will be included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free。 This is an uplifting book with a very serious message of stewardship， courage， honesty， and conservation。 There's a wonderful synergy in the text and illustrations about using individual power and agency for good， protecting our oceans and our Earth， and of speaking up and speaking truth to those in power。 Main character Zandi does what she can to protect ocean-mother Maya and all the life around her。 Despite being "just a child" she fearlessly observes and learns from the things she sees in the ocean。Recommended for 6-8 year olds， much of the text will possibly be a bit complex for the youngest readers， but will make a great classroom or bedtime read with an adult or facilitator。 The illustrations are colorful and lush and readers will have fun finding and naming the animals and identifying features in the pictures。Another bonus is that it has positive representation and the main characters are strong， female， and black。 The story is told with some details of Zandi's culture which touch on her braids， the interrelationship of all life and her society。 The author/publisher have also included an abbreviated list of links for further reading。Five stars。 This would be a great choice for public/shool/classroom acquisition， home use， and gift giving。Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Donna Maguire
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My review will be live on my blog – donnasbookblog on 26 March 2024 – publication day！I thought that this was a really lovely book！This was a book that my 6-year-old daughter really enjoyed， and it was well written and nice， bright and clear for her to read to me。The book has some brilliant illustrations and they really do bring the story to life。The book had a great theme regarding plastics in the ocean which is something my daughter was learning at school in the last term of 2023， so it was gr My review will be live on my blog – donnasbookblog on 26 March 2024 – publication day！I thought that this was a really lovely book！This was a book that my 6-year-old daughter really enjoyed， and it was well written and nice， bright and clear for her to read to me。The book has some brilliant illustrations and they really do bring the story to life。The book had a great theme regarding plastics in the ocean which is something my daughter was learning at school in the last term of 2023， so it was great timing for us to read it together。 The topic really is something that is really relevant as well and this would be a great book to read in a school as well as at home too as it is really positive。 It is 5 stars from me for this one， very highly recommended！ 。。。more
Char
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I found this to be a very empowering and beautiful story。 This is such a beautiful book that little girls， in particular you black girls are able to have fun with。 We need more children's publications like this where kids of all backgrounds are able to visualize themselves as being anything they want to。 Not to also mention how beautiful of a message this story sends around protecting and loving sea animals。 This story was truly amazing and I cannot wait to spread this message across all platfor I found this to be a very empowering and beautiful story。 This is such a beautiful book that little girls， in particular you black girls are able to have fun with。 We need more children's publications like this where kids of all backgrounds are able to visualize themselves as being anything they want to。 Not to also mention how beautiful of a message this story sends around protecting and loving sea animals。 This story was truly amazing and I cannot wait to spread this message across all platforms。 Excellent book。 。。。more
Reading_ Tamishly
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Can anybody adapt this book to an animation movie already？！ Just 40 pages and it feels like I have watched a very good animation movie。 No， not just a short clip but a full length awesome movie which I would suggest to every young person I know。 Yes， that’s how good this book is！Start with the author’s not and it will make a whole lot of difference when you read the book。 Let the kids also know what the author has to say and it would make a huge impact。It is the story of a girl who’s fascinated Can anybody adapt this book to an animation movie already？！ Just 40 pages and it feels like I have watched a very good animation movie。 No， not just a short clip but a full length awesome movie which I would suggest to every young person I know。 Yes， that’s how good this book is！Start with the author’s not and it will make a whole lot of difference when you read the book。 Let the kids also know what the author has to say and it would make a huge impact。It is the story of a girl who’s fascinated with the ocean but she’s afraid to explore it。 One fine day she gets to meet the ocean which turns her into a mermaid and takes her deep into the ocean’s magical world！ However， she’s sadden by how much harm and damage we humans have done to the ocean and how this is affecting the lives there。 She questions the ocean how and what she can do to help。 Well， she gets the answers and so will we when we get this gorgeous book when it comes out！ It’s phenomenal！The artist！ You are awesome！！！！ Thank you， Amazon Crossing Kids， for the advance reading copy。 。。。more
Orinthia Lee
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#14 - 2024---This is a great book to tell our kids about the importance of protecting the sea。 The illustrations are gorgeous and the story is easy to understand。 Very recommended！Thank you， NetGalley and Amazon Crossing Kids for providing me with this ARC。
SketchyNewEngland
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Zandi’s Song teaches young readers about properly caring for our oceans。 A young girl， Zandi， is taught by the ocean itself about the whales and dolphins and creatures that live in it。 She learns about the ocean and the history of her village while discovering the way humans impact the waters。 The reader is drawn into the story with images of garbage floating just above the sea floor。 Young readers learn how to care for the environment and positively impact their own communities with Zandi。 The Zandi’s Song teaches young readers about properly caring for our oceans。 A young girl， Zandi， is taught by the ocean itself about the whales and dolphins and creatures that live in it。 She learns about the ocean and the history of her village while discovering the way humans impact the waters。 The reader is drawn into the story with images of garbage floating just above the sea floor。 Young readers learn how to care for the environment and positively impact their own communities with Zandi。 The illustrations are vibrant and colorful with lots of rich texture that captivate the imagination。 。。。more
Jess
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Zandi’s Song is a beautiful and powerful children’s book about who we are， where we come from， and what each little person can do to make this world a better place。 This book is beautifully illustrated and captures Zandi’s first swim into the ocean。 While she’s afraid， she meets Maya the ocean and Maya explains this is home。 We get incredibly powerful backstory and the story of Zandi’s lineage。 This connection we all have to family and to nature。 As an educator， this book is very important not o Zandi’s Song is a beautiful and powerful children’s book about who we are， where we come from， and what each little person can do to make this world a better place。 This book is beautifully illustrated and captures Zandi’s first swim into the ocean。 While she’s afraid， she meets Maya the ocean and Maya explains this is home。 We get incredibly powerful backstory and the story of Zandi’s lineage。 This connection we all have to family and to nature。 As an educator， this book is very important not only in the discovery of lineage and our ancestors， but with learning how we can take care of our earth。 This story would be an amazing book to read during Earth Day before picking up garbage outside。 I highly recommend this book for its message， illustrations， and representation。 Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this amazing book。 。。。more
Farah G
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This was a really lovely story about a young girl named Zandi and her introduction to the ocean， its spirit guide Maya， and the creatures that live in its waters。The story of the whales and what happened to them was particularly moving， but the storytelling held me spellbound throughout。 And the illustrations are beautiful。Highly recommend this book for teaching children about the importance of conservation given the terrible state that humanity has inflicted upon our planet in general and the o This was a really lovely story about a young girl named Zandi and her introduction to the ocean， its spirit guide Maya， and the creatures that live in its waters。The story of the whales and what happened to them was particularly moving， but the storytelling held me spellbound throughout。 And the illustrations are beautiful。Highly recommend this book for teaching children about the importance of conservation given the terrible state that humanity has inflicted upon our planet in general and the oceans in particular， because it is done so beautifully that it does not read like preaching at all。I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Susan
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Definitely read the author’s note。 She is an amazing woman。 The story of a young girl called by the sea。 Named Zandi。 Maya， the sea takes her on a journey revealing many wonders and pollution。 Maya explains that she needs Zandi’s help to explain to people how they should treat the ocean。 A heartwarming story。 Beautiful illustrations。 Highly recommend。I received an advanced review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。
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