Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas
Paperback – Picture Book, May 20, 2025
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · May 20, 2025
World-renowned swimmer and bestselling author Lynne Cox and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Brian Floca team up to bring us this inspiring story of an elephant seal who knew exactly where she belonged.
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- Who it’s for
- A real elephant seal’s repeated returns make belonging feel both tender and wonderfully stubborn.
- Themes
- Belonging, Determination, Human care for wildlife
- Genres
- Marine Life, Australia & Oceania
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World-renowned swimmer and bestselling author Lynne Cox and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Brian Floca team up to bring us this inspiring story of an elephant seal who knew exactly where she belonged. Here is the incredible story of Elizabeth, a real-life elephant seal who made her home in the Avon River in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.
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When Elizabeth decides to stretch out across a two-lane road, the citizens worry she might get hurt or cause traffic accidents, so a group of volunteers tows her out to sea. But Elizabeth swims all the way back to Christchurch. The volunteers catch her again and again—each time towing her farther, even hundreds of miles away—but, still, Elizabeth finds her way back home. Includes back matter with information about elephant seals.
A Seal’s Way Home
A real elephant seal’s repeated returns make belonging feel both tender and wonderfully stubborn.
Come here for
- A true animal story with a quietly stubborn pull toward home
- A picture-book account of an elephant seal’s remarkable determination
Expect
- Elizabeth’s repeated journeys back to Christchurch
- Back matter with information about elephant seals
Where it sits
| Marine Life | 95% |
|---|---|
| Australia & Oceania | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Marine Life
- Animal Welfare
- Australia & Oceania
- Authors
- Lynne Cox
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- May 20, 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Belonging · Determination · Human care for wildlife
- Reading lane
- Marine Life