{"product_id":"yoshi-sea-turtle-genius-isbn-9780593425688","title":"Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this picture book that is both heartwarming and exciting, join Yoshi, a sea turtle, on her remarkable journey as she swims farther than any animal in recorded history--23,000 miles!--to return to the beach where she first hatched, to lay her own eggs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside every loggerhead turtle is genius: the ability to find their first home, no matter how far away. Follow one, from her birth on a beach in Australia...to her trip across an ocean filled with sharks and seahorses and much more...to her rescue from a net by a fisherman, who names her Yoshi...to her rehabilitation at an aquarium...to her record-breaking swim across the Indian Ocean to the beach on which she hatched, to lay her eggs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Lynne Cox, also a record-breaking swimmer, here is the true story of a sea turtle who swam the longest distance of any animal in recorded history.★ \"A \u003cb\u003emesmerizing\u003c\/b\u003e glimpse at the miracles of the natural world.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “…A succinctly told story that’s satisfying in its full-circle itinerary and its appreciation of the sea turtle’s innate \u003cb\u003e'genius'\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"There’s much to discuss about the interplay of \u003cb\u003einstinct, perseverance, and luck\u003c\/b\u003e in this fine book.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e tribute to a marvel of the natural world.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eLynne Cox is a legendary long-distance open-water swimmer. She is the author of the children's book \u003ci\u003eElizabeth, Queen of the Seas, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich received four starred reviews, as well as several books for adults, including \u003ci\u003eSouth with the Sun \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eGrayson\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSwimming to Antarctica. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is also a contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker.\u003c\/i\u003e Lynne has set world records for swimming, and in 2000 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Jones is the illustrator of several picture books, including \u003ci\u003eA Story for Small Bear, \u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year and an Amazon Best Book of the Month. He also illustrated \u003ci\u003eWhale in a Fishbowl, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich recieved four starred reviews and was a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year. He is the author\/illustrator of the picture books \u003ci\u003ePerdu \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLittle Bear. \u003c\/i\u003eRichard was nominated for the Ezra Jack Keats Award for New Illustrator in 2019.","brand":"Anne Schwartz Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302058021093,"sku":"NP9780593425688","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593425688.jpg?v=1767744714","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/yoshi-sea-turtle-genius-isbn-9780593425688","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}