Published by Anne Schwartz Books
Summary: Yoshi the sea turtle gets another picture book about her record-breaking swim from South Africa to Australia. After getting entangled in a fishing net, she was rescued and sent to Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa, where she lived for the next twenty years. She spent 18 months training to swim in the ocean before being released with a tracker attached to her shell. The tracker showed when she left Africa and began heading to her native Australia. Over the next twenty-six months, Yoshi swam 22,998 miles, the longest recorded swim of any animal. She found her way back to where she had started her life, laying eggs on the very same beach. Includes a note from the author, who is also a long-distance swimmer, with additional information about Yoshi and sea turtles. 40 pages; grades K-4.
Pros: Like Yoshi and the Ocean, this picture book will appeal to animal lovers, telling Yoshi’s story with a sense of awe that is reflected in the gorgeous underwater illustrations.
Cons: I wouldn’t have objected to a larger font.
OMG, Lynn Cox went to my high school! Los Alamitos HS! Go Griffins!!!
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Lynne Cox’s autobiography, SWIMMING TO ANTARCTICA, is amazing. I did not realize that she also write picture books.
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