Codi and Tamaka: the Lost Seal

By Lynette Collins and Angel Dela Peña

Codi is ten years old when she runs away to hide on her fathers fishing boat, Angel-Blue. Her family has been having money problems. Her dad is a fisherman, but hes had bad luck this year. He cant seem to find any fish, which makes him argue with Codis mother. They might even have to vacate their happy island home and move into the city.

Fearful at the thought of leaving, Codi heads to Angel-Blue and hides. The next morning, her father sets out on another hopeless day of fishing not knowing his little girl is on board. When he realizes, hes not happy, but theyre too far out to turn back now. Soon, Codi notices something swimming in the sea: a little seal named Tamaka.

Codi explains her familys dire situation to her new friend Tamaka, and the young seal has a solution: she can smell fish a mile away, and she will help Codis father catch the salmon he needs to survive. Together, they follow Tamakas nose and find a miraculous feastbut will it be enough to save Codis fathers fishing business?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Dec 16, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524520366

Lynette Collins

Lynette Collins loves to write stories that light up children’s imaginations. She spends her free time making them into books for children, in the hope that the readers will enjoy her characters as much as she enjoys creating them.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Rev. date: 12/13/2016

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Codi and Tamaka

The Lost Seal

Lynette Collins

Illustrated by: Angel Dela Pena

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I t was the summertime. Codi was nine years old, and for the first time, she was allowed to play on her own.

Codi lived on an island, so her backyard was the water. She slowly ventured down toward the dock, where her dad anchored his fishing boat, which he named Angel-Blue. He left every day before the sun came up and didn’t get home until after the sun had gone for the day.

Codi hoped he would have a good day and get a big catch. Her dad had not had a good year. He hadn’t been able to fill his nets, and money had become tight. He was not happy, and she often heard her parents fighting.

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