Anole Invasion

by Marta Magellan, Mauro Magellan (Illustrations)

Green anoles are in trouble. An invasion of anoles from other countries are coming into their territory. Green anoles are natives, meaning they are from the southeastern United States. They are important to gardens and forests because they live in bushes and trees and help pollination. They eat insects, too. Green anoles belong here, but the invading anoles are more aggressive. Will the green anole survive?
Read this book. You'll find out!

34 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2018

About the author

Marta Magellan was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has lived in Miami, Florida since the age of seven. She taught Composition, Creative Writing, and Survey of Children’s Literature at Miami Dade College, where she was a full professor and award-winning adviser to Miambiance, the campus literary arts magazine. She has written travel articles for magazines and newspapers but her love for children and profound interest in nature has produced several award-winning children’s books about wild animals, many in collaboration with her brother, Mauro Magellan, an illustrator who has produced work for Albert Whitman, Pelican Press, Scholastic, among others. She has also written children's books for the educational market and a few travel articles on exotic places. She has traveled abroad extensively, and now lives in Miami with her husband and not too far from her beloved son and daughter and grandchildren.