In Search of the Lost Sea

By A.P. Hernández

Marina is a very special sea turtle.

She has just hatched, but as soon as she looks out at the world, she realizes she's lost.

Where's the sea? Where are her brothers and sisters? Why is she all alone?

She has no time to lose.

She must find the sea—her home—and she's got a long way to go ...

• Language: English
• Publisher: BadPress
• Release date: Sep 3, 2021
• ISBN: 9781667412306

A.P. Hernández

Ο Antonio Pérez Hernández (Μούρθια, 1989) είναι δάσκαλος στην Πρωτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση, παιδαγωγός, με Μάστερ στην Καινοτομία και στην Έρευνα στην Εκπαίδευση και Δόκτορ, με τη διάκριση cum laude (έπαινος), για τη Διδακτορική του Διατριβή Αξιολόγηση της ικανότητας στην επικοινωνία δια της γλώσσας μέσα από διηγήματα στην Πρωτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση. Εργάζεται ως δάσκαλος και συγγραφέας.

Book preview

CHAPTER 1

Sea turtles are incredible animals.

They can live up to fifty years and are the best travelers in the world. A sea turtle can cross the entire Pacific Ocean on its own and swims thousands and thousands of kilometers throughout its life.

But the best things about sea turtles are their eggs. Oh yeah! They are beautiful eggs. And don’t think that a turtle lays just one egg or two. Nothing like that! They can lay up to 180 eggs at one time. One hundred and eighty eggs with baby turtles inside. One hundred and eighty little turtles which, once they mature and are ready, will break open their shells and peer out at the world with curious eyes.

Martina knows all this because she’s a sea turtle.

Martina’s going to be a mother very soon. That’s why she has traveled such a long way. It takes days and days of swimming to reach the beach.

CHAPTER 2

Martina has finally arrived.

She’s very tired from so much swimming and she’s hungry too but that’s not important because her babies come first.

Although no one has ever taught her, Martina knows exactly what to do.

As soon as she reaches the beach, Martina pulls her large, heavy body out of the water. That’s when she realizes how clumsy she is. Although she can move quickly and smoothly