Sarah Mokrzecki is a sixth grader at Patrick M. Villano School, and she is a member of The Villano View. Sports are her passion. She loves to play basketball, softball and soccer. Mokrzecki would love to pursue a career as a professional basketball player. She participates in Continental Math, Villano News Network (VNN), the school ambassadors program and D.A.R.E. She can't wait to be part of The Villano View.Muir was exploring Yosemite Falls and had a close call with a small ledge and a big waterfall. (Ages 8 and up)

One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia, by Miranda Paul, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. When villagers threw their used plastic bags on the ground they started to multiply and become an eyesore and a hazard, so the women of Njau, Gambia, found a new use for them. (Ages 5-9)

Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees by Franck Prévot, illustrated by Aurélia Fronty. The story of Wangari Maathai, also known as Mama Miti, “the Mother of Trees,” who planted trees—and peace—in Kenya. (Ages 6-9)

Middle School



Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot by Sy Montgomery, photos by Nic Bishop. This large New