Bethany Stahl is an American author and illustrator of primarily nature-themed children's
picture books.[1] She has also written
non-fiction literature. She was awarded for her literary distinction for Save the Ocean at the 1st National Author's Day: Celebrate Our Authors event in
Knoxville, Tennessee in 2019.[2] Her most notable book Save the Ocean was recommended by the
Ocean Conservancy and State Director Drew Bell with
Environment America in 2020.[3][4]
Career
Stahl's Save the Earth series tackles
climate change[5] as well as a variety of environmental concerns affecting
flora and
fauna. Her work is used to celebrate the environment in schools and create climate awareness[6] around the world where educational facilities use her work to teach children with hands-on activities.[7] Stahl has donated artworks to benefit green spaces such as the
University of Tennessee's
Botanical Gardens,[8] has volunteered her time to environmental work,[9] and created a
Roots and Shoots program that landed her group a certificate of appreciation from
Dr. Jane Goodall.[10] Stahl's advocacy for endometriosis has led doctors to recommend her work.[11]
Bibliography
Save the Ocean (2019)
Endometriosis: it's not in your head, it's in your pelvis (2019)
Save the Arctic (2019)
Save the Bees (2020)
Mermaids, Mermaids in the Sea (2020)
Save the Land (2020)
Save the Scraps (2020)
Save the Sharks (2021)
Save the Butterflies (2021)
Save the Sky (2022)
Save the Air (2022)
Save the Reef (2022)
A workbook based on the Save the Earth series was published in 2020.
Adaptations
Save the Ocean was adapted into a StoryWalk in 2020 where the Coalition for Children and the
Falmouth Public Library in
Falmouth, Massachusetts took the book apart, page by page, to create an interactive walking trail with jellyfish puppets, and educational stops along the way.[12]
Save the Ocean was adapted into a StoryWalk in 2021. The
Murrysville Community Library in
Pennsylvania removed the pages from its binding and installed individual spreads to create an interactive story through the Murrysville
Wetlands Trail maintained by the Murrysville Trail Alliance with educational activities along the trail.[13]
Save the Butterflies was adapted into an Explore to Read trail in 2022 where the
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont in
Charlottesville, Virginia[14] installed large-scale pages for visitors to read along the nature trail.[15]