Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas
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World-renowned swimmer and bestselling 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.
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Brian Floca was born and raised in Temple, Texas. He attended college at Brown University, where he double majored in art and history, cartooned for the school newspaper, and took classes down College Hill at the Rhode Island School of Design. One of his instructors at RISD was author and illustrator David Macaulay, who introduced him to author Avi. That led to a collaboration with Avi and editor Richard Jackson on the graphic novel City of Light, City of Dark. From there, he went on to illustrate additional stories by Avi and other authors, to continue studying art (including an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York), and to write and illustrate books of his own.Brian’s books include Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, Avi’s Poppy and Ereth, Patricia MacLachlan’s The True Gift, and, Ballet For Martha, a picture book by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan. He’s working now on his next book as author and illustrator. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780375858888
- Publication Date
- May 13, 2014
- Publisher
- Schwartz & Wade
- Original Publication Date
- September 1, 2012
- Page Count
- 48
- Words Per Page
- 26
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2011023586
- Lexile® Level
- AD790L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 166179
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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