[1] SanFrancisco Harper Collins picked up the manuscript and paid the young author a five-figure advance[2] for the book, which had an initial print run of 15,000.
The book contains 61 poems illustrated with her drawings made between the ages of 5 and 8 years old and drew significant international press including The Early Show with Bryant Gumbel, The PBS affiliate KQED's Spark, To Tell the Truth, and the French station TF1, Drôle de petits champions.
In 2021 Spain began what would eventually become the Gentle Earth Project in 2024, whose mission is dedicated to revitalizing distressed ecosystems and marginalized communities, restoring balance through innovative monetization models.
The GEP's projects harnesses circular economic principles, aiming not only to heal ecological wounds but also to foster holistic ecosystems where people and environments flourish across generations.
[9] In 2001 Spain founded the non-profit organization The Kah-Monno Group, a school for girls in Mali that worked to close the gender gap in rural Malian education, and eradicated forced child marriage and FGM in the area.