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Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas
Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas
Reviewed by: Ann Marie Townsend - South Berwick Public Library, South Berwick, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: March 10, 2015
Review
This is based on a true story about an elephant seal in Christchurch, New Zealand, who swam up a river to a town to live. After a car almost hit her as she basked in the sun in the middle of a road, townspeople moved her to a colony of elephant seals, but she swam back up the the river to her chosen spot. She was moved again, further away, returned again, was then moved hundreds of miles away. It took three months, but she again returned. This time, because the people of the town loved to see Elizabeth,they put up a sign on the road where she liked to sleep that said "SLOW. ELEPHANT SEAL CROSSING". Included is a page of Some Facts about Southern Elephant Seals like Elizabeth,a photograph of the real Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas sleeping at the edge of the road, and two good websites for further information. Very well done, illustrations go well with the text - delightful and informational.
Overall Book Score: excellent
About the Book
Author:
Cox , Lynne
Illustrator: Floca, Brian
Illustration Quality: good
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
Book Type: picture book nonfiction
Genre:
Audience: grades k-3
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780375858888
Price: 17.99