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Tequesta Author And Therapist Kicks Off

Virtual Book Tour For Middle-Grade Book

About Magic, Science, And Mental Health

Author and therapist see themselves, in adventure with a rich emotional core and a fairy tale flair,”
Je ss Redm a n wi l l all their complexity, while Megan Frazer Blakemore, author of The Firefly
launch her second book in the pages of my Code, called it, “A wildly imaginative tale full of wonder
with FSG/Macmillan, stories.” Quintessence and hope that is grounded in our everyday world and the
Quintessence, with a includes a magic- very real problems that today’s children face.” The book
series of virtual events infused town, a book has already found a wide audience after being chosen as
beginning on July 28. of medieval alchemy, the featured book of the month for the OwlCrate Jr. book
Quintessence follows and explorations of subscription box.
twelve-year-old Alma STEM topics, but it Redman’s debut, The Miraculous, was a Bank Street
Lucas, an anxious girl also delves into panic Best Children’s Book of 2019 and an Amazon Best Book of
who sees a star fall attacks, friendships, 2019. The story has been used in grief groups, book clubs
into her backyard one family relationships and classrooms around the country, and Redman hopes
night. Along with three and identity. “I hope Quintessence will resonate with readers in the same way.
unlikely friends, Alma this story speaks to On July 28, Redman will celebrate Quintessence’s
begins a quest to find the the many anxious publication with a virtual event hosted by Books & Books
four classical elements kids who are in on Instagram Live. She will be in conversation with
– earth, air, water and fire – and create a magical fifth search of light, hope The New York Times bestselling author Natalie Lloyd.
element with the power to send the star home. and wonder,” Redman Redman will follow this launch with a series of virtual
As a licensed mental health counselor, Redman is says. bookstore and library events. A complete list of events
very aware of the rising rates of anxiety in young people. So far, this combination of science, magic, and mental can be found on her website, www.jessredman.com, as
She says she chose to include a main character with an health seems to have readers and reviewers hooked. well as a teacher’s guide, book trailer, preorder giveaway
anxiety disorder because “it’s important to me that readers Publishers Weekly described Quintessence as “a fanciful information and more.

NorTherN NoTes

Outstanding Ospreys

By Katie Roundtree, Finance Director, Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District

Ospreys are beautiful These birds are the second most widely distributed into the water feet first to catch fish with its talons.
birds that are often mistaken raptor species, after the peregrine falcon, and can be found Ospreys construct their nests at the tops of dead trees,
for other kinds of hawks or on every continent except Antarctica. What is even more atop power poles, on man-made nesting platforms and
eagles. White undersides interesting is that all of the ospreys around the world are sometimes on buoys, chimneys, or other structures. The
and a crook in its narrow part of a single species, with the exception of the eastern nests are most often used year after year and can become
wings, distinguish this bird osprey which is native to Australia. The osprey species up to 10 feet high as more nesting material is added each
as it soars above the water. is at least 11 million years old and is so well adapted to breeding season. Ospreys usually mate for life.
Adults are dark brown fishing that it has evolved unique characteristics that set An osprey can live 15 to 20 years. The oldest known
above with brownish-black it apart from other raptor species. They have nostrils that was just over 25 years old. During that long lifetime, the
marks on the wings and can be closed during dives as well as an oily waterproof migratory birds can travel over 160,000 miles. In fact,
brown speckling on the coating on their wings. An osprey’s outer toe is reversible, in 2008, an osprey being tracked by researchers flew
breast. The head is white which means they can carry prey (slippery fish) with two an amazing 2,700 miles in just 13 days, traveling from
with a dark brown crown and a brown streak down the toes in front and two toes behind. Massachusetts to French Guiana, South America!
cheek. It is a very distinctive fish-hawk, formerly classified The osprey is the only hawk species in North America These birds are unique raptors, built for hunting and
with other hawks but now placed in a separate family of that eats live fish almost exclusively, with approximately can be spotted around our waterways. Keep a lookout for
its own. This species is also known as the river hawk, 80 fish species making up nearly 100 percent of its diet. these beautiful birds next time you’re outside.
fish hawk or sea hawk. It is considered a raptor, or bird The raptor can dive as deep as three feet into the water for Sources: mnn.com, fws.gov, nationalgeographic.com
of prey, since it is carnivorous. Ospreys are sometimes fish, but prefers to hunt in shallower areas. When carrying NPDES tip: Planting a rain garden with native plants
confused with bald eagles, but can be identified by their their prey back to the nest, ospreys will arrange the fish around your home helps lock rain water in the ground,
white underparts. Eagles and ospreys frequent similar so that it is upright, head forward to ease wind resistance. reducing the flow of pollutants and poisons into the drains.
habitats and sometimes compete for food. Eagles often Ospreys are great anglers—successful in one out of four Using organic fertilizers and pesticides in your garden
force ospreys to drop fish that they have caught and then dives for fish! Because of this appetite, these birds can further protects and brings health to your yard and all the
steal them in midair. be found near ponds, rivers, lakes and coastal waterways species living there.
around the world. It is the only raptor that plunges or dives

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Source: Birdsoftheworld.org