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Region Author NICK MANTIS Takes Young Readers on a Trip To Waterville to Learn About Mother Nature

This "A LOOK AT THE ARTS with TOM LOUNGES" originally aired Friday, May 5, 2017

Guest:  Children's Book Author NICK MANTIS (Waterville Book Series)

Northwest Indiana native NICK MANTIS -- a long time region videographer is also the creator and writer of the delightfully entertaining and educational "WATERVILLE" book  series populated by many colorful characters who live in the wild.   

The series' goal is to teach children from an early age about the importance of caring for Mother Earth and how everyone needs to do their part for the environment by becoming ecological stewards, so wildlife and natural resources will continue to flourish. 

In addition to the interview about the book series and characters, a handful of classic songs about the environment are heard, from such artists as The Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, Candice Night, Spirit and Joni Mitchell.   

Tom Lounges has been a region radio personality and a music journalist since 1979. For the last 35-years, he has been reporting on entertainment as a weekly columnist and feature writer for The Times newspaper. He was also publisher and editor of the monthly tri-state entertainment magazine ("Midwest BEAT Magazine") for over two decades, he has written hundreds of features for numerous national glossy magazines over the decades, and he wrote "Liner Notes" for over a dozen albums release by Sony Records.