Penelope Dyan
This is the second book of the Animal Rescue Series; and photographer John D. Weigand and writer and poet, Penelope Dyan, continue with Bellissima Publishing, LLC’s plan to save the planet one species at a time by making kids and adults aware of the plight of those creatures over which humankind has been given dominion. Their visit to Hawaii’s beautiful Hanauma Bay brings home the wonderful work that is being done there in this nature preserve to save the creatures of the sea. Dyan is an award winning author and poet, and Weigand is an experienced television engineer. Both have been widely published in their fields, Weigand in television engineering, and Dyan in teachers’ journals, magazines for kids, and in business and law magazines. Penelope Dyan’s book, Surfer Girl is recognized by Girls Voices In Literature Database, Miami University, Florida, and was winner of best teen book at both the 2008 New York Book Festival and the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival.