ZeeZee Can Save The Planet
ZeeZee Can Save the Planet
Today, she wants to save the planet. She finds out exactly how she can help thanks to a wonderful mentor, Yolanda Kakabadse, who works tirelessly to prevent any more damage to our environment. How will you help save the planet?
ZeeZee Puede Salvar el Planeta
Hoy, ZeeZee quiere salvar el planeta. Ella descubre cómo puede ayudar gracias a su maravillosa mentora, Yolanda Kakabadse, quien trabaja incansablemente para evitar hacer más daño al medio ambiente. ¿Cómo salvarás tú al planeta?
ZeeZee Can Make The World Smile
ZeeZee Can Make the World Smile
Today, ZeeZee wants to make the world smile because she is worried that people are feeling sad and lonely. She finds out what she can do thanks to the help of her funny mentor, Shayla Rivera, who loves to bring laughter to others. How will you make the people in your world smile?
ZeeZee Puede Hacer Sonreír al Mundo
Hoy, quiera hacer sonreír al mundo porque le preocupa que la gente se siente triste y solitaria. Ella descubre cómo puede ayudar gracias a su graciosa mentora a quien le encanta hacer sonreír a los demás. ¿Cómo ayudarás tú a sonreír a tu mundo?
About ZeeZee
ZeeZee, a fun and bright Boston Terrier, has big dreams and she knows she can do whatever she dreams to be possible, even is if others don't think someone so small can make a difference.
With the help of a mentor, ZeeZee learns about what she can do to make her dreams a reality.
ZeeZee, una Boston Terrier divertida e inteligente, sueña en hacer muchas cosas y sabe que ella puede realizar sus sueños más grandes, sin importar que otros duden que alguien tan pequeñita pueda hacer una diferencia.
Con la ayuda de su mentora, ZeeZee aprende qué puede hacer para que sus sueños se vuelvan realidad.
Amazing Women Featured in the Series
ZeeZee's Mentor: Yolanda Kakabadse
Yolanda is WWF's International Past President and the former Ecuadorian Minister of Environment.
Yolanda's work with the environmental conservation movement officially began in 1979, when she was appointed Executive Director of Fundación Natura in Quito, where she worked until 1990.
Yolanda has lead the conservationist movement in Ecuador, Latin America, and globally in various leadership roles including Executive President and Chair of the Advisory Board of Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano, President of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), and member of the Board of the World Resources Institute (WRI) in Geneva.
ZeeZee's Illustrator: Alejandra Larrea
Alejandra Larrea Silva, the character designer and illustrator of ZeeZee in the ZeeZee Can Save the Planet book, is a freelance illustrator born in Ecuador.
She graduated from Menntaskolinn vid Hamrahlid with the IB Diploma in Iceland in 2015. Alejandra grew up surrounded by art and design, which awoke within her the love for illustrations and sculpting from a very young age.
She has been developing as an illustrator for seven years and during these years she has done various illustrations for sports teams, businesses and more.
Alejandra is known online as Cobu96 and can be contacted at cabu1996@hotmail(dot)com
ZeeZee's Mentor: Shayla Rivera
Shayla is an Aerospace Engineer and former Rocket Scientist with NASA that worked on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. She then became a corporate trainer, international speaker, comedian, and writer.
Shayla is also Director of the ENGR(x) (Engineering X) program and Professor int he College of Engineering with her alma mater, Texas A&M University, She applies her humor and expertise as a speaker to help non-profits and schools.
Shayla has had the honor of entertaining U.S. troops stationed around the globe and having a 30-minute comedy special on HBO Max. Her number one goal is to inspire through laughter.
ZeeZee's Illustrator: Karen Thaco
Karen, the character designer and illustrator of ZeeZee in the ZeeZee Can Make the World Smile book ,is a graphic designer and illustrator, madly in love with kid's design.
Karen is a mom of two children, Samantha and Nicolas (+ Dog + 2 Cats) and is wife to a wonderful man, her accomplice of her jokes and rants, who gives her everything with a smile.
Karen is Mexican and lives in California.
Simple moments make her happy and they most likely include animals + plants + moon + ice coffee.
You can find Karen on Instagram as @karenthaco.
I want to inspire children to dream big and know that they can make an impact in their world. I specially want young girls to know that with the help of a friend or mentor they can start their journeys to make their dreams a reality.
Ana Larrea-Albert, Author
About the Author
Ana Larrea-Albert
A.K.A. ZeeZee's mom, is an educator, consultant, executive-level advisor and speaker dedicated to building more confident leaders, starting as early as possible.
As the Founder of the Institute of Leadership and Culture, where she runs the Confident Leader Lab, she brings over 20 years in business and degrees from Harvard and FAU to equip leaders of all ages to develop clarity, authenticity and impact. She is also a Professor at Florida Atlantic University, where she teaches Leadership and Organizations in the MBA Executive Education programs.
With the book series "ZeeZee Can | ZeeZee Puede", she wants all boys and girls to dream big and know that with a little help from people who support them, they can make a big difference in their worlds.
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