Adelita, a Sea Turtle's Journey

by Jenny Goebel

The remarkable true story of the first sea turtle to be tracked across the Pacific Ocean.

One moonlit night, a young loggerhead sea turtle crawled into the ocean. As she swam and rode currents, she wandered far from the beach where she'd hatched. How far? Nobody knew for sure. In 1996, this turtle, caught in Mexico, was given a name--Adelita--and a satellite tag was attached to her shell. Then she was set free in the Pacific Ocean...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807581143
• ISBN13: 9780807581148
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.2" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3