Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius: A True Story about an Amazing Swimmer by Lynne Cox, Richard Jones
Published by Anne Schwartz Books on January 10, 2023
ISBN: 0593425685
Pages: 40
Genres: Animals
Format: Picture Book Nonfiction
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Yoshi, a loggerhead sea turtle, 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. Follow Yoshi from birth to her swim across the Indian Ocean to being trapped in a fishing net, and then rescued by a fisherman, rehabilitated at an aquarium, and tracked by satellite on her journey back across the ocean to lay eggs on the beach in Australia. The watercolor illustrations are lovely, particularly the graphic of the map of Africa that indicates her journey across the Indian Ocean. Author’s Note about loggerhead turtles includes information about their being on the endangered species list. A remarkable true story to add to a library’s nonfiction collection.

Reviewed by Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library