Bravery: A Baby Sea Turtle's First Adventure

Bec Martin

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Beautifully illustrated with full page watercolor paintings, Bravery: A Baby Sea Turtle's First Adventure, is an award-winning story of a sea turtle hatchling figuring out what and who she is, as she begins to emerge from her egg, deep underneath the sand. She must navigate her way to the surface of the sand, along with her siblings, and then make her way safely to the ocean to begin her life as a sea turtle. The book hopes to inspire acts of bravery in children who read and engage with the story of Shelley the sea turtle. The story is written from the sea turtle's perspective.

Martin is hoping to inspire children all over the world to be brave, aided by the memory of this endearing story of Shelley, the loggerhead sea turtle.

The BookFest Awards - First Place Winner: Nonfiction - Children's - Animals, Fall 2025

Book Details

Publisher: Bec Martin
Publish Date: Nov 1st, 2023
Pages: 32
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 11.00in - 8.50in - 0.25in - 0.88lb
EAN: 9798988826101
Recommended age: 04-09
Categories: • Animals - Turtles & Tortoises

About the Author

Martin, Bec: - Bec Martin is an award-winning children's book author, wife, mother to two grown children and one Sheepadoodle, preschool teacher, and sea turtle advocate. Bec has volunteered with the Topsail Turtle Project and The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Surf City, North Carolina. She has loved anything related to sea turtles since she was a young girl. She also enjoys reading, gardening, traveling, and spending time with her amazing group of supportive friends.

Myers, Lisa T.: - After retiring in 2019, from 30 years in IT sales in the Washington DC area, Lisa T. Myers went back to her roots and passion for creating art. Mostly self-taught, she has taken numerous workshops from both local and internationally known artists. Her body of work includes watercolor and ink, acrylics, mixed media and collage. Her works have won numerous awards.She does commission work, has illustrated four children's books, and is a member of the Art League of Leland, the Wilmington Art Association, and resides on the Board of the Wildlife Artists of the Carolinas.Lisa paints in a way to express her joy in the colorful world we live in.

Praise for this book

"Thank you to Bec Martin, for bravely protecting nesting sea turtles, their nests, and their hatchlings. And thank you for imagining a hatchling's perilous journey to the ocean and for sharing that brave journey with others through this book. Her engaging imagery of the journey is both realistic and creative." - Kathy Zagzebski, Executive Director, The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center