About the Author
Deborah Saracini
After a personal encounter with a seal pup on my beach in Del Mar, I have been a Docent Coordinator and Trainer for the Sierra Club Seal Society and La Jolla Friends of the Seals since 2007. I became both an educator and political activist, working with others to successfully lobby San Diego City Council and the California Coastal Commission to close Casa Beach/Children’s Pool for the annual harbor seal pupping season. So essentially, this book represents my story tailored to the level of a 10-year old reader.
Newspaper Articles and Book Event Promotional Materials
‘Ally Protects the La Jolla Seals’: Book reflects Children’s Pool history for young readers
La Jolla harbor seal docent writes children’s book about seals
Common Questions
The purpose of the book is to inspire the younger generation to become stewards of the environment, and preserve & protect wildlife through education about the La Jolla harbor seals.
I have been a Docent Coordinator and Trainer for the Sierra Club Seal Society and La Jolla Friends of the Seals since 2007. I became both an educator and political activist, working with others to successfully lobby San Diego City Council and the California Coastal Commission to close Casa Beach/Children’s Pool for the annual harbor seal pupping season. So essentially, this book represents my story tailored to the level of a 10-year old reader.
As an author my goal is to inspire and educate the younger generation to develop a reverence for life, a sense of wonder in perceiving all living things and to take initiative to preserve and protect our natural environment.
As mentioned above, I have been a docent coordinator, trainer and political activist working to preserve and protect the La Jolla harbor seal colony since 2007. I have practiced and taught meditation and yoga for many years, am a certified Reiki healing master & iPEC-certified life coach, and have worked in corporate environments as an IT project manager/business analyst. I live with my Westie and Scottie terriers, who are my pups of the land. 🙂
The objective of the book is to create a fun story with bright & happy illustrations and interesting educational fun facts & glossary terms to fulfill the purpose of inspiring children to care about the natural world.