Kobee Manatee: A Wild Weather Adventure

Name: Kobee Manatee: A Wild Weather Adventure
ISBN: 9780988326941

by Robert Scott Thayer

Publisher

Thompson Mill Press

Publication

Sep 08, 2015

Series

Kobee Manatee®

Format

Hardback

Illustrated

Yes

Price

$16.99

Dimensions

11 x 8.5 in

ISBN

9780988326941

Pages

Age

4 - 6 years

Rights Sold

🌍 World Wide Rights Available

Description

LEXILE MEASUREMENT: AD560L * Winner, Silver Medal in the Children's Adventure Category, 2015 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards * Winner, Silver Award in Cover Design in Children's/YA Category, 2016 IBPA's Ben Franklin Awards * Finalist, Children's Educational Category, 2015 USA Best Book Awards Loaded with surprises and exciting facts about weather, this thrilling tale follows Kobee Manatee as he travels across the mighty Atlantic Ocean into the strong Gulf Stream current during hurricane season! His daring adventure begins when Kobee decides that he wants to surprise his sister Kim, who lives in the Bahamas, on her birthday. Will Kobee and his friends, Tess and Pablo, be able to travel safely from Key West, Florida, through all of the wild tropical weather coming their way? Each page includes in-depth, scientific details titled "Kobee's Fun Facts," which expand on the weather events that the characters encounter along the way.

Awards & Endorsements

Review

LEXILE MEASUREMENT: AD560L
Winner, Silver Medal in the Children's Adventure Category, 2015 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards
Winner, Silver Award in Cover Design in Children's/YA Category, 2016 IBPA's Ben Franklin Awards
Finalist, Children's Educational Category, 2015 USA Best Book Awards

Loaded with surprises and exciting facts about weather, this thrilling tale follows Kobee Manatee as he travels across the mighty Atlantic Ocean into the strong Gulf Stream current . . . during hurricane season! His daring adventure begins when Kobee decides that he wants to surprise his sister Kim, who lives in the Bahamas, on her birthday. Will Kobee and his friends, Tess and Pablo, be able to travel safely from their home in Key West, Florida, through all of the wild tropical weather coming their way? Each page includes in-depth, scientific details titled “Kobee’s Fun Facts,” which expand on the weather events that the characters encounter along the way.

Author(s)

Robert Scott Thayer

Award-winning children's author Robert Scott Thayer, is also a recording artist who writes and sings in the pop, jazz, and children's genres. Robert has won several International Songwriting Awards including those from Billboard. His newest children's tune, Kobee's Song, produced by Grammy winner Jim Cravero, is fun, upbeat, and has a solid reggae groove. Kids love it! It's about the clever marine mammal protagonist wearing a purple cap and a yellow jersey, KOBEE MANATEE, and his traveling ocean adventures in Thayer's award-winning children's educational picture book series. On his latest series release, Kobee Manatee®: Shipwreck Sea Friends, Robert collaborates with Fabien Cousteau, oldest grandson of legendary ocean pioneer, Jacques Cousteau. Ever since he was young, Thayer had a passion for manatees, weather, and ocean life. Robert earned a degree from Temple University in Philadelphia and also worked as a copywriter. He is a member of the SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators), the Authors Guild, BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), and the Save the Manatee Club in Maitland, Florida. Robert currently resides in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Learn more about Robert Scott Thayer at ... KobeeManatee.com

Illustrator(s)

Lauren Gallegos

Lauren Gallegos earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Illustration from Cal State Fullerton in 2009 and has been illustrating ever since. Lauren has illustrated a number of picture books. These include the independently published and acclaimed Kobee Manatee® children's educational picture book series, along with the independently published and acclaimed series, The Coal Thief, The Egg Thief, The Santa Thief and The Circus Thief. She has also illustrated RUBIO & JULIENNE: A SWEET AND CHEESY TALE, published by Tilbury House Publishers. Lauren is a proud member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives outside of DC with her husband, her young daughter, and her young son.