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Richie’s Picks: ELIZABETH, QUEEN OF THE SEAS by Lynne Cox and Brian Floca, ill., Random House/Schwartz & Wade Books, May 2014, 48p., ISBN: 978-0-375-95888-5
“Well Old Mr. Johnson had troubles all his own
He had an old yellow cat that wouldn’t leave home
Tried everything he knew to do to get the cat to stay away
Even took him up to Canada and told him for to stay
But the cat came back the very next day
Thought he was a goner, but the cat came back
“Cause he wouldn’t stay away�
-- 19th century folk song
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“Well Old Mr. Johnson had troubles all his own
He had an old yellow cat that wouldn’t leave home
Tried everything he knew to do to get the cat to stay away
Even took him up to Canada and told him for to stay
But the cat came back the very next day
Thought he was a goner, but the cat came back
“Cause he wouldn’t stay away�
-- 19th century folk song
I ...more
The lovely ink and watercolor paintings and text tell the true story of the female elephant seal who wanted to stay in the Avon River which flows through Christchurch, New Zealand. The seal had been towed away several times, as far as several hundred miles away, but the seal always found her way back. I was impressed by the story and the illustrations, which I thought were very successful in depicting just how large this elephant seal was. I was just amazed by the story of an elephant seal who p
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Based on the true story of Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas, an elephant seal that lived in a river in Christchurch, New Zealand. The town made several attempts to relocate her because she often would lie in the middle of the road. Once they figured out she would just keep coming back they made a seal crossing sign.
I LOVED this story!
Lovely book about the true story of an elephant seal that lives in the city.
I really liked this book, but some of the drawings seemed pretty deformed with the shape of Elizabeth. Sometimes I couldn't even recognize what type of animal she was. Good book, but some drawings were pretty bad.
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I think Colorado children will love this book based upon the true story of the Elephant Seal from Christchurch New Zealand. True stories always appeal to the Colorado kids.
Dec 01, 2014
Ann
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Top Ten Science and Health Books for Youth 2014 (Booklist)
Monarch Award Nominee 2017
Monarch Award Nominee 2017
Jul 04, 2014
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