Last year in May, I got a pleasant surprise: I won a book in a giveaway on Twitter. The downside was, I had to wait more than a year until it was published. I cancelled my preorder of the book (I usually never win anything) and started to wait impatiently.
Finally, a few weeks ago I got first a mail and then a book package. Just look at the cover, isn’t it a beautiful?
I’m a swimmer, and I’ve dreamed for a long time of swimming with some marine animals, whether they are dolphins or sea turtles. But to be honest, I hadn’t been aware of manatees, until one day I was told they are nicknamed sea cows – and if you know anything about me, you know how much I love cows.
This however is the closest I’ve ever come to a sea cow:
Becca, the human main character of Manatee’s best friend, is lucky enough to live in a part of the world where you can see manatees in the wild, namely Florida, and even better, she has wild manatees practically in her own backyard! (Jealous, me?)
However, as is so often the case, the local wildlife is endangered by human activity. Becca wants to speak up for her manatee friends, but she barely manages to speak to anyone outside her family, which unfortunately includes the girl who just moved in next door.
As it becomes clear the human activity in the river where the manatees feed is increasing, Becca needs to make a move – but when she does, things only get worse.
I loved this story of a girl befriending wild sea cows and finding the courage to take action to protect them.
More information about the author and the book on her website: