Bravery

Bravery: A Baby Sea Turtle’s First Adventure is a children’s book, beautifully illustrated with full page watercolor paintings. It tells the story of Shelley, a loggerhead sea turtle hatchling, figuring out what/who she is as she begins to emerge from her egg, deep underneath the sand. She must navigate her way to the surface of the sand, along with her siblings, and then make her way safely to the ocean to begin her adventurous life as a sea turtle. The story is told from the baby sea turtle’s perspective. The imagery of the journey is both realistic and creative. Author, Bec Martin, has volunteered for several years with the Topsail Turtle Project in Surf City, North Carolina, observing many sea turtle nests with hatchlings emerging and making their way to the ocean. Bec hopes to inspire children all over the world to be brave, aided by the memory of this endearing story.