World-renowned swimmer and bestselling author Lynne Cox and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Brian Floca team up to bring us this inspiring story of an elephant seal who knew exactly where she belonged.

Here is the incredible story of Elizabeth, a real-life elephant seal who made her home in the Avon River in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. When Elizabeth decides to stretch out across a two-lane road, the citizens worry she might get hurt or cause traffic accidents, so a group of volunteers tows her out to sea. But Elizabeth swims all the way back to Christchurch. The volunteers catch her again and again--each time towing her farther, even hundreds of miles away--but, still, Elizabeth finds her way back home.

Includes back matter with information about elephant seals.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Published: 05/20/2025
ISBN: 9780593813508
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.81lbs
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 166179 / Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5