Zonk and the Gray Whales' Birthday Party (Zonk the Dreaming Tortoise) - Hardcover

Hoobler, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0970653735 ISBN 13: 9780970653734

Publisher: Zonk Galleries, 2013

Synopsis

Zonk joins the biggest birthday party in the world in this humorous and lushly illustrated book. Zonk the desert tortoise that has become a sea tortoise, who travels through the Gulf of California with gray whales, manta rays, leatherback sea turtles, vaquitas, angel fish, and an albatross among others. Hugely entertaining, highly educational and beautiful, this book is appealing to a wide range of children from 2 to 10 years of age. In this book, Zonk is homesick after his long adventure in the Sea of Cortez and tries to find his way back home to the desert. With his new friends Manta Ray, Fish, and Emily the Sea Turtle he searches the Sea of Cortez for the river that has washed him out to sea. Along the way he encounters a gray whale birthday celebration, feather-like nudibranchs (mollusks) who cleverly form themselves into birthday hats and a reef in which he plays hide n seek. These books have a strong environmental under pinning, introducing young readers to a variety of sea creatures in the stories. Additionally there are end page inserts with more information about the places and the creatures involved and their particular status in today s stressed ecosystem.

About this title

About the Author:

David Hoobler lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Hoobler is a graduate of Sonoma State University of California with a BA. in art.Mr. Hoobler's other titles; Zonk the Dreaming Tortoise, Zonk and the Secret Lagoon.

From the Inside Flap:

This is the third adventure with Zonk the Dreaming Tortoise. Zonk, a very adventurous little Sonoran Desert Tortoise, wanted to be a sea turtle. Washed out to sea in a flash flood his dream came true. Zonk has become a little home sick. With his new friends Fish, Emily and Manta, he searches for the river that washed him out to sea.With stunning artwork and a cast of characters from the Sea Cortez, Zonk and the Gray Whales' Birthday Party is a funny, exciting, and completely original book for children of all ages.

About this edition

• Publisher: Zonk Galleries
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0970653735
• ISBN 13: 9780970653734
• Binding: Hardcover