Elizabeth,+Queen+of+the+Seas



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 * =Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas= ||
 * Author: Lynne Cox ||
 * Illustrator: Brian Floca ||
 * Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books, 2014 ||
 * Synopsis: 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. 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. ||
 * Google Books
 * Author's Website
 * National Geographic Information on Elephant Seals
 * New Zealand Article about Elizabeth Queen of the Seas
 * Video about Lynne Cox's Long Distance Swims
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