Chelonia : Return of the Sea Turtle [Hardcover]

Dawn Navarro (Author), Robert E Snodgrass (Author), Wallace J Nichols (Author)

Book Description

This is Sea Challengers' first children's book. The well-known artist and the two co-authors have produced a beautiful, entertaining and informative book based on a true event. The story describes the rescue, recovery and eventual return to the wild of a young green sea turtle off Baja California by a young girl and her father.

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About the Author

Dawn Ericson Navarro is a naturalist artist specializing in marine animals and ocean ecology. A graduate of the Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles, she holds a B.A. in both Illustration and Design. After an extensive career in art and design, having worked for the Los Angeles Times and The Los Angeles Times Syndicate, Walt Disney Company, Disney News and the Playmates Toys Company, among other assignments and clients, Dawn began her most important work in scratchboard art ten years ago.

As a naturalist and certified scuba diver, she pursued her interests in marine ecology with sketches in dive logs of the various animals she saw underwater. She then extended her work by creating a collection of final, accurately detailed scratchboard illlustrations of the marine environment and its animals. Working with respected and world-renowned marine biologists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography UCSDD, she combined each drawing with natural history text. This collection was to become the basis for a weekly newspaper column, "Ocean Encounters," which was syndicated by the Los Angeles Times Syndication for six years.

Dawn also produced and illustrated a series of natural history posters. She co-produced three Los Angeles Times Books, and has illustrated two children's books.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 36 pages
• Publisher: Sea Challengers; 1st edition (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930118316
• ISBN-13: 978-0930118310
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,339,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Story for Children, June 6, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Chelonia : Return of the Sea Turtle (Hardcover)

Chelonia: Return of the Sea Turtle is a valuable educational tool for children and a great read. I have been giving talks to kids in San Diego about sea turtles and Chelonia is a great way to wrap up my talks. Kids of all ages absolutely love this story of the rescue of an endangered sea turtle.

If your children love the ocean and marine animals then you should get this beautiful story.

5.0 out of 5 stars More Than Just Another Children's Book, May 4, 2009

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Dominique L. Navarro - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chelonia : Return of the Sea Turtle (Hardcover)

Chelonia has so much to offer beyond a fascinating children's story. Even adults will enjoy the beautiful illustrations, and the opportunity to learn more about sea turtles. Children's books should offer more than mere entertainment (which this has)- they should provide a process of discovery and education.

There's nothing more rewarding than seeing the wonder and surprise on a kids face as they turn the page...

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful story and illustrations..., April 7, 2009

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Still ridin' and readin' (Sierra Nevada Mountains of California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chelonia : Return of the Sea Turtle (Hardcover)

This book is beautiful and I love the way the story is fiction, but there are lots of real turtle facts. Children will learn a lot about turtles in an enticing way. I have given many of these books to my friends' kids. I even keep one here for when we have children visiting. Keep writing.