{"product_id":"elizabeth-queen-of-the-seas-9780593813508","title":"Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere 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. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes back matter with information about elephant seals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLYNNE COX is a legendary long-distance, open-water swimmer; the author of several books for adults, including \u003ci\u003eSouth with the Sun, Grayson\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller), and \u003ci\u003eSwimming to Antarctica\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller); and a contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker.\u003c\/i\u003e She has set records for swimming all around the world, and in 2000 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Lynne first learned of Elizabeth's story when she traveled to New Zealand to swim across three lakes near Mount Cook. This is her first children's book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBRIAN FLOCA is the Caldecott Medal-winning author\/illustrator of \u003ci\u003eLocomotive\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also a Sibert Honor Book. He has written and illustrated many award-winning books for children, including \u003ci\u003eMoonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, \u003c\/i\u003e a Sibert Honor Book and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book; \u003ci\u003eLightship, \u003c\/i\u003e a Sibert Honor Book and a \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Top of the List; and \u003ci\u003eThe Racecar Alphabet, \u003c\/i\u003e an ALA Notable Book and a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice. He is also the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eBallet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring\u003c\/i\u003e by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, a Sibert Honor Book and winner of the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51346316951826,"sku":"9780593813508","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c7fa88d7-b228-472c-bd17-ab7d3008e76c.jpg?v=1749041291","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/elizabeth-queen-of-the-seas-9780593813508","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}