Description - Sabby the Sea Otter: A Pups True Adventure and Triumph by Kim Steinhardt
A thrilling true story of a young sea otter pup's adventure and triumph! Sabby the Sea Otter is just a young pup, but his mom is teaching him everything about how to be a sea otter - how to dive underwater, how to find food in the ocean, and how to stay safe in a world full of danger. Sabby wants to know everything about the bay he and his mother live in. But one day Sabby's curiosity gets him in trouble when a rushing tide traps him in a human-made hazard, a great big pipe filled with water. Now Sabby needs to learn how to survive on his own, while his mom fights every obstacle to find him. Young readers will be thrilled with this true story of a how a real-life sea otter pup and his mom were reunited, while learning fun sea otter facts and an important lesson about how human activity affects wildlife. Illustrated with color photos of real sea otters, Sabby the Sea Otter: A Pup's True Adventure and Triumph is a fun introduction to the ocean and the creatures who live there. AGES: 5 to 10 AUTHOR: Kim Steinhardt is a writer and award-winning marine wildlife photographer who interprets the natural world for all ages and audiences. He has been an adviser and photo contributor to National Geographic Kids Explore My World series, and his work appears in other publications and on TV. He serves as president of the board of directors of the Seymour Marine Discovery Center at the University of California at Santa Cruz and is recognised as a "keen observer and a wonderful storyteller" for his work educating and inspiring future generations about ocean stewardship and wildlife conservation. Mr. Steinhardt recently co-authored The Edge: The Pressured Past and Precarious Future of California's Coast and has written and presented widely regarding sea otters, coastal advocacy, and the often-troubled relationship between humans and nature. He lives in Santa Cruz, California. SELLING POINTS: . Brings home the delicate relationship between humans and nature by vividly depicting how endangered sea otters are threatened by human development. . Inspires environmental stewardship with an uplifting tale, putting a warm and colourful face on those vulnerable creatures who today are victims of changing ocean ecosystems. 40 colour photographs
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