Oi! The Ecologist Toucan - The Leatherback Sea Turtle

by Fernando Rebouças

THE COMICS FEATURING Oi! THE ECOLOGIST TOUCAN AND HIS FRIENDS ENTERTAIN, TEACH AND RAISE THE READER'S AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPECTING NATURE. IN THIS BOOK, YOU WILL FIND A SPECIAL STORY ABOUT SEA TURTLES, PLUS COMICS ABOUT AN EXOTIC ANIMAL IN BRAZIL AND POLLUTION IN THE WATER. IN BRAZIL, IN THE BEGINNING OF 2010, DURING THE NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES, AMIDST THE FIREWORKS, SHOWS AND HOPES OF A BETTER YEAR, THE IMAGE OF A TURTLE FLOUNDERING AMONG THE STONES BATHED BY THE SEA AT THE CITY OF NITERÓI, IN THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO, SHOWED THE ANIMAL'S UNEASINESS CAUSED BY THE EXCESS OF LIGHTS IN THE CITIES AND THE FIREWORKS; THIS FACT MADE THE DESIGNER AND WRITER FERNANDO REBOUÇAS REALIZE THAT SOMETHING WAS WEAKENING THAT SEA TURTLE IN THE GUANABARA BAY. THAT SCENE WAS PAINTED IN THE DESIGNER'S MIND AND IT ENCOURAGED HIM TO RESEARCH AND TALK TO EXPERTS ABOUT THE MAIN THREATS TO SEA TURTLES IN THE GUANABARA BAY AND IN THE OCEANS. THE COMIC BOOK "OI! THE ECOLOGIST TOUCAN - THE LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE" TEACHES CHILDREN AND ADULTS, BY MEANS OF THE FUN LANGUAGE OF COMICS, THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT THROWING GARBAGE IN THE OCEANS AND OF RESPECTING ALL MARINE SPECIES. IN THE STORY, THE CHARACTERS OI! THE ECOLOGIST TOUCAN AND HIS FRIENDS STRIVE TO SAVE A SPECIES OF LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. A GREAT READING TIP FOR BOTH LEISURE TIME AND SCHOOL.