Project Report
| Nov 17, 2023
Giving thousands of books to kids and much more!
By Mark Yokoyama | Project Leader
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Book launch
Thank you so much for supporting Les Fruits de Mer and Amuseum Naturalis. We’ve had an amazing fall thanks to your help! Here are a few things we’ve done in the last three months:
- We hosted school class visits and other group visits at Amuseum Naturalis.
- We just launched our newest book series, Soualikids! It’s designed to help little kids build early word skills about the special island where they live. Each book is a quadrilingual word book, in four of the many languages spoken here: English, French, Spanish and Dutch. The nature books in the series come in pairs. Each pair includes a first book with vivid color photos of local wildlife, and a second companion book with fun coloring pages of the wildlife. The first pair in the series, Soualikids Island and Soualikids Island Coloring Book, star awesome animals that kids can see right here on their island.
- We launched two new bird books, Soualiga Birds and Birds Around Me. They are targeted at early elementary and older elementary students, and encourage writing
- We gave over 3,000 books to local schools in October, and we’re on track to distribute 15,000 books this year!
Thanks so much for your support! All of our books are available for free download, so download some free books! There’s fascinating stuff for kids and people of all ages.
We have received two grants for that will allow us to distribute an additional 1,650 books to students and schools in 2023. To use them, we need to provide €2,294 of our own funding. If you are able to make a donation, please help us reach this goal! It is only about $1.50 per book, so even a small donation can impact many kids.
We’ve got a lot more great things lined up for 2023 and 2024, so stay tuned. As always, thanks for your support. We couldn’t do it without you!
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Soualikids Island
![Soualikids Island Coloring Book]()
Soualikids Island Coloring Book
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Birds Around Me
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Soualiga Birds
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Jul 28, 2023
Welcoming kids and sharing St. Martin's sea life!
By Mark Yokoyama | Project Leader
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Soualiga Sea book
Thank you so much for supporting Les Fruits de Mer and Amuseum Naturalis. We’ve had an amazing spring and summer so far thanks to your help! Here are a few things we’ve done in the last three months:
- We hosted 10 school class visits and 6 summer camp/after school group visits to Amuseum Naturalis. We do fun activities together with the groups, like the Bird Habitat Scavenger Hunt, where we find all kinds of things in nature that birds need.
- We launched the print version of our bilingual book, The Old House, which showcases the historic home where Amuseum Naturalis is located.
- We gave away 1,312 books to students and teachers in Sandy Ground as part of a special program to support education for kids in this town. 20% of the funding for this project came from your donations! The books included new bilingual coloring and activity books featuring local sea life: Soualiga Sea and Super St. Martin OCEAN!
Thanks so much for your support! All of our books are available for free, so download some free books! There’s fascinating stuff for kids and people of all ages.
We have received two grants for that will allow us to distribute an additional 1,650 books to students and schools in 2023. To use them, we need to provide €2,294 of our own funding. If you are able to make a donation, please help us reach this goal! It is only about $1.50 per book, so even a small donation can impact many kids.
We’ve got a lot more great things lined up for 2023, so stay tuned. As always, thanks for your support. We couldn’t do it without you!
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Super St. Martin OCEAN! book
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The Old House book
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Apr 6, 2023
New Exhibits and Books About St. Martin!
By Mark Yokoyama | Project Leader
![Incredibilia! Exhibit]()
Incredibilia! Exhibit
Thank you so much for supporting Les Fruits de Mer and Amuseum Naturalis. 2023 is off to a great start thanks to your help! Here are a few things we’ve done in the last three months:
- We launched a new trilingual poetry book and exhibit 6 Poems by Lasana M. Sekou
- We distributed 500 copies of 6 Poems to schools and the public
- We installed a new exhibit of amazing local plant and wildlife facts, based on our book Incredibilia!
- We published a book about The Old House, the historic site where Amuseum Naturalis is located
- We hosted groups of students and seniors at the Amuseum
Thanks so much for your support! All of our books are available for free, so download some free books! There’s fascinating stuff for kids and people of all ages.
We have received two grants for that will allow us to distribute an additional 1,650 books to students and schools in 2023. To use them, we need to provide €2,294 of our own funding. If you are able to make a donation, please help us reach this goal! It is only about $1.50 per book, so even a small donation can impact many kids.
We’ve got a lot more great things lined up for 2023, so stay tuned. As always, thanks for your support. We couldn’t do it without you!
![The Old House Book]()
The Old House Book
![6 Poems Exhibit]()
6 Poems Exhibit
![6 Poems by Lasana M. Sekou]()
6 Poems by Lasana M. Sekou
![Incredibilia! Exhibit]()
Incredibilia! Exhibit
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