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A Children’s Fiction Picture Book                           As Seen in  “The Clowns of March” in SLO  Journal, March 2015

What the experts say about “Isu Learns to Swim”

“Charmaine Coimbra’s “Isu Learns to Swim” expands an accessible tale with carefully selected photographs to introduce children to the Northern Elephant Seal, a fascinating marine mammal that lives a dual land-sea existence with dives of more than a mile into the chilly northern Pacific Ocean interspersed with long naps on the warm sands of California beaches. The story is clear; the science is solid; the photographs are simply stunning.”  

–Donovan Marley, FES Board Member, Environmental Activist

“Charmaine Coimbra’s deep personal knowledge — and love — for the elephant seals shines through in her delightful telling of an elephant seal pup’s introduction to life as a migratory seal. Children will pester their parents to ‘Read it again!'”  

— Christine Heinrichs, certified California Naturalist and ten-year elephant seal docent.

The Inside Story:

*Introduction for parents & teachers

*Isu’s story told in simple terms

* 10 WOW Facts about northern elephant seals

* Suggested books and websites

*About the author

Only $2.99 on Kindle.

Just $11.95 for the print edition on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble, and Friends of the Elephant Seal in San Simeon, CA. You can also order directly from this website. https://charmainecoimbra.com/2021/01/12/order-my-books-gift-ideas/

Contact the author for special school and library pricing of the paperback edition. cmcoim@msn.com

*ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Charmaine Coimbra is a long time environmental journalist and award winning photographer. Many of her newspaper and magazine articles are centered on marine life.

She also served for about six years as a volunteer docent for Friends of the Elephant Seal in San Simeon, California. During that time she was awarded “Docent of the Year.”

Sample photos:

Happy Elephant Seal Weaners–an award winning photo by Charmaine Coimbra from the 2015 Coastal Commission Amateur Photography Contest