{"product_id":"the-little-optimist-and-the-greg-bertish-9780639730004","title":"The Little Optimist and the Sea Monster","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor every book sold, we donate a FREE book to a marginalised child in Africa, through the Little Optimist Trust. www.thelittleoptimist.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 2 in The Little Optimist Series: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sea monster is in the lagoon. But how can that be? The Little Optimist and friends go in search of this monster and find a very different type of PLASTIC sea monster, caused by humans. So the Little Optimist sets off around the world to get the children to help him protect mother earth. It's an optimistic adventure with fun learnings and lots of heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn April 2016, Greg Bertish sailed a children's Optimist dinghy around the Cape of Storms. He crossed False Bay, rounded Cape Point and headed for the beautiful Langebaan lagoon on the wild West Coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis 200-kilometre journey matched the 200 days he had spent in hospital fighting life-threatening heart infections. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe raised ZAR 300 000 towards the new ICU at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, and later went on to raise a further 1 million ZAR to paint and renovate the hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg hopes this journey of a REAL Little Optimist and book about a little believer with a HUGE heart will help to teach kids that being small, sick, poor or different is OK. They too can go on to survive and thrive. This story will inspire kids to believe in themselves, get better, be better and follow their passions and dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Bertish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0639730000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780639730004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Optimist Trust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 11.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Greg Bertish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48174882750719,"sku":"9780639730004","price":12.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f7c4ef7-53af-41cd-b312-eeac3306463f.jpg?v=1771331144","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-little-optimist-and-the-greg-bertish-9780639730004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}