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Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius: A True Story about an Amazing Swimmer

Lynne Cox, illustrated by Richard Jones

Yoshi is a loggerhead turtle whose life begins on an Australian beach. After five years in the ocean, she reaches southern Africa, where a net traps her. A fisherman rescues her and later brings her to a Cape Town aquarium. After twenty years there, staff train Yoshi to build the strength and stamina needed to return to the sea. Released with a tracking device, she swims 22,998 miles over two years, eventually returning to the Australian beach where she hatched and laying eggs.

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Themes
Animals · Ocean Life · Travel · Wildlife
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
January 10, 2023
ISBN-13
9780593425688
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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