2 Books Published by Vision Harmony on AALBC — Book Cover Collage

Detective Super Skunk takes on COVID-19 in Tales of Detective Super Skunk, Saving America, I. The novel superhero comes to aid America in the fight against illness causing germs. Handwashing emerges as an undiscovered weapon to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic. Beginning STEAM students are introduced to the basic process of fermentation in the context of developing disinfectants and soap as a fundamental defense.

The superhero is a rare and talented lavender skunk Tales of Detective Super Skunk Saving America is 8 x 10, cover-to-cover in color, and depicts 41 pages of colorful drawings that include the lavender skunk, his mentor "Old Mister", known as the "granddaddy of the skunks, Super Skunk’s sister "Sunny Day" and local raccoons. The book was analyzed by Renaissance Accelerated Learning Readability and found to have a reading level appropriate for grades 2-5 given the average word count (3,766), average word length (4.5), average sentence length (7.8).

Written to embrace fascinating areas of science, the ecology backdrop opens the door to natural science, geography and culture through the eyes of students akin the reader. This book is loaded with lessons for an entire semester and creates many ideas for student experiences, discussions and projects. The story was written during COVID-19 quarantine for students and adults to escape and enjoy a virtual safari experience.

Carla was smitten with the new boy on campus and Monica’s first week of school was in disarray. But before the two advanced to the next grade, they concocted a plan that surprisingly takes them across four continents. While the explorers have the time of their lives, they also see things they never, ever expected to see, and are forced to confront myths, fantasies, and unforeseen realities. This expository fiction book is targeted for the reader who thinks science is boring, or STEAM and STEM students searching for a read with a twist and intrigued with teachable moments. The story is based on a real safari in the Serengeti of Tanzania, Africa, and is narrated by a popular Tanzanian tour guide.

"Mzunguko wa Maisha. Means in your language circle of life."