Elizabeth, queen of the seas

Cox, Lynne 1957- (Author). Floca, Brian. (Illustrator).

Record details

ISBN: 0375958886 (glb)
ISBN: 9780375958885 (glb)
ISBN: 0375858881 (hbk.)
ISBN: 9780375858888 (hbk.)
Physical Description: print
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2014], ©2014.

Content descriptions

Summary, etc.:

World-renowned swimmer and author Lynne Cox and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Brian Floca team up to bring us this inspiring story of an elephant seal who knew exactly where she belonged. Here is the incredible story of Elizabeth, a real-life elephant seal who made her home in the Avon River in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. When Elizabeth decides to stretch out across a two-lane road, the citizens worry she might get hurt or cause traffic accidents, so a group of volunteers tows her out to sea. But Elizabeth swims all the way back to Christchurch. The volunteers catch her again and again -- each time towing her farther, even hundreds of miles away -- but, still, Elizabeth finds her way back home. Includes back matter with information about elephant seals.