Kobee Manatee: Climate Change and The Great Blue Hole Hazard

By Lauren Gallegos and Robert Scott Thayer

Another award-winning Kobee Manateehardcover picture book! Kobee and his friends swim from the Cayman Islands to Belize to help Kobee's cousin Quinn with her new underwater all-veggie bistro. On their Caribbean journey to Quinn's Seagrass CafÉ, Kobee Manatee and his seafaring pals encounter the harmful effects of climate change and plastic pollution, along with several other unforeseen problems. They discover a distressed sea turtle, a giant Portuguese man-of-war, and a venomous scorpionfish. Then the friends discover the amazing Great Blue Hole. Their adventure takes another surprising turn when Pablo plunges into its huge abyss! Can Kobee and his buddies save Pablo?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thompson Mill Press
• Release date: Sep 28, 2021
• ISBN: 9780997123951

Lauren Gallegos

Lauren Gallegos has illustrated many children’s books since she earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Illustration from Cal State Fullerton. She continues to improve her craft and illustrate for young children. She lives in the Washington, DC area with her husband and young daughter.

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