Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch Fall Organized around the credos that

Organized around the credos that have guided Kyle’s life (from “Don’t Hide Your Scars” to “Call Your Mom”)

with a modern function

Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance

Brodie Cashmere

Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch Fall Organized around the credos thatThis heartfelt picture book biography illustrated by the Caldecott Honoree Ekua Holmes, tells the story of MaVynee Betsch, an African American opera singer turned environmentalist and the legacy she preserved. MaVynee loved going to the beach. But in the days of Jim Crow, she couldn't just go to any beach most of the beaches in Jacksonville were for whites only. Knowing something must be done, her grandfather bought a beach that African American