{"product_id":"yoshi-sea-turtle-genius-a-true-story-about-an-amazing-swimmer-9780593425688","title":"Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius: A True Story about an Amazing Swimmer","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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anne Schwartz Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599958282514,"sku":"9780593425688","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1bba7500-5a8c-4dad-8223-404d28ffc93f.jpg?v=1732207513","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/yoshi-sea-turtle-genius-a-true-story-about-an-amazing-swimmer-9780593425688","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}