Turtle People Book Projects Sees Success In Baldwin County

Mullet Wrapper reports that, in its fourth season, more than 800 second-graders at Elberta, Foley Florence Mathis, Foley Elementary, Magnolia Elementary and Daphne have heard The Turtle People Book Project’s message and received a copy of Foley resident Linda B. Schmitz Spangrud’s book Miss Sandra and the Turtle People. By second grade, children have learned the skills to read, and Spangrud talks to second-graders about the importance of reading and preserving the beach environment and sea turtles. Mayor Ralph Helmrich and Alabama Credit Union funded the books for Foley and Florence Mathias, James Lipscomb & Sons for Magnolia, Centennial Bank for Elberta and Certa Pro Painters for Daphne. While Spangrud talks about saving turtles, the Centennial Bank staff talks to students about saving pennies. Spangrud has two other books published in her turtle people series: Miss Ella and the Turtle People and Miss Linda and the Turtle People. Another is to be published soon. All are in English and German.