Melly and the Missing Coral

By Brant 4-H Community Involvement -

Bell Homestead Club, 4-H Ontario

Melly and The Missing Coral was written by members of the Brant 4-H Community Involvement Bell Homestead Club. In 2021 the Club set out to create new ways to support the Bell Homestead Historical Site while unable to do their traditional tours due to pandemic restrictions. The club decided the historical site could use a mascot, and Melly the mascot was born! Following the success of Melly’s launch, the 4-H club took on their next project, and explored ways to bring Melly to life. The club decided to create a book that the Bell Homestead could sell in their gift shop as a souvenir and educational tool, and the book, Melly and the Missing Coral was written! Catered to youth between the ages of five to nine years old, the story is set in the historical homestead of Alexander Graham Bell. Melly and the Missing Coral follows Melly, the platypus who lives in the Bell Homestead with his friend Coral. When Coral goes missing, Melly ventures through each room in the house searching for Coral, while learning all about the different artifacts in the house along the way.

About the Authors

Melly and the Missing Coral was a written by members of the Bell Homestead Club, Isabel Hernandez, Morgan Garratt, Ethan Russell, Sydney Roloson, Carley Young, as well as Kate Eadie, Cloe Fair, Clare Martin, Jacob Russell, with leadership of Lesleigh Elgie, Elaine Elgie, and supported by Bell Homestead Historical Site Assistant Curator, Sarah Hamilton.