The Mighty River

An exciting and educational picture book featuring the Mighty River and the plants and animals that depend on it, as well as the humans that enjoy it and who are so vital to protecting it. Inspired by the song, Save the Mighty River, by Ginalina.

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Kirkus Review,2020.

Ginalina’s picture book celebrates a wide river’s birds, animals, insects, and plants.

In her debut children’s book, singer/songwriter Ginalina asks what can be seen along “The Mighty River, / wild and free.” Kids and adults enjoying the outdoors might spot “Three pintail ducks / paddling free. // A small black bear / just by the tree.” Other species mentioned include a black-crowned heron, bighorn sheep, and bracken ferns. (Although the river is unnamed, many of the listed creatures and plants suggest western Canada.) Written in a pleasing musical cadence of abcb rhyming quatrains, the book is well suited to reading aloud. The book imparts an air of serenity, peace, and joy in nature. It also gently teaches an environmental lesson by including river facts, space to draw and describe a river animal and