Boston author SARA HOAGLAND HUNTER has written ten books for children, including The Lighthouse Santa (UPNE), and The Unbreakable Code, a Smithsonian Notable Book for Children, a National Council of Teachers of English award winner, and Governor's 2006 selection gifted to each of Arizona's 100,000 fourth graders. An award winning documentary producer (Born Journey, the story of a Korean adoption) and former writer/radio producer for The Christian Science Monitor, Hunter is also a songwriter whose songs for Warner Bros. Baby Looney Tunes air around the world. Illustrator SUSAN SPELLMAN is the recipient of two Mom's Choice Gold Awards: most recently for Satchi and Little Star (2012). She has illustrated for Highlights magazine and more than thirty children's titles. Her studio is in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
"a captivating and compelling new book with an unusual twist -- its
heroine is autistic....beautifully illustrated...tells the story of
an extraordinary environmental occurrence"--Henry Miller,
Huffington Post
"A perfectly paced adventure....the book is a thoughtful,
beautifully illustrated way to teach kids about thinking outside
their own understanding of the world to help others."--Lane Brown,
Christian Science Monitor
"Hunter (The Lighthouse Santa) introduces a seven-year-old autistic
girl named Mimi, who discovers a sea turtle on the beach in Cape
Cod and refuses to leave it there. "Dead as a doornail," insists
one of the locals, but a representative of the Massachusetts
Audubon Society gives Mimi hope when he's called to pick up the
turtle: it may just be "cold-shocked" after being trapped in the
waters of the cape. Hunter gives an honest, unsentimental portrait
of Mimi's developmental difficulties, and the emotional range of
Spellman's (Oscar the Herring Gull) watercolors underscore the
important connection Mimi makes with the rescued turtle, Ridley 3.
After Ridley 3 is moved to an aquarium to rehabilitate, Mimi tries
to help feed it with tongs. " 'Eat, turtle, ' she said, tickling
the sides of its mouth.... It was the first time Mimi had ever put
her own sentence together." In a moving epilogue set 30 years in
the future, Mimi re-appears as an adult scientist, driving home the
idea that the oft-repeated message of the title applies to more
than just turtles. Ages 5-9."--Publishers Weekly
"A perfectly paced adventure .the book is a thoughtful, beautifully
illustrated way to teach kids about thinking outside their own
understanding of the world to help others." Lane Brown, Christian
Science Monitor"
An enchanting picture bookabout a young girl who finds strength in
helping animals. . . the matter-of-fact, compassionate depiction of
Mimi s special needs is both child friendly and honest. The author
s gentle voice rings just as clearly in her explanation of
endangered sea turtles . . . thisbeautifully written story may help
inspire a new generation of open-minded activists. Kirkus Review"
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