The Manatee That Flew

by John Oberheu, Teresa Larsen (Illustrator)

Overview

The Manatee That Flew is about an adventurous young manatee we have named Manford. Though his story is fiction, it is based on the true facts and events recorded in files of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Most children know that manatees could never fly, but Manford actually did. His adventure started when his urge to explore new places led him on an exciting and dangerous journey that almost cost him his life.
Manatees always spend their winters in the warm waters of Florida and even in the summer, they seldom go much farther north than south Georgia. But like Columbus, Manford wanted to find a "new world" that he had never seen. This story of his adventure is told in a way it might have really happened.
The Manatee That Flew has sold more than 9,000 printed copies to delighted children.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148491866
Publisher:	John Oberheu
Publication date:	05/10/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	15 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

The Author - John Oberheu is a retired Wildlife Biologist with a 34-year career in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He assumed full time duty with manatees for three years when they were first listed as Endangered. As the Leader of the Manatee Recovery team during 1977-80, he helped pioneer publicity of their plight, helped establish the first manatee refuge, and wrote the first rules for slowing boat traffic where manatees might be killed. He also authored the child's book "Hurricane Mom," the story of a flying squirrel that became an orphan during Hurricane Ivan and was rescued by a young girl.

Editorial Reviews

The author, a retired Wildlife Biologist, led an awareness campaign about the manatee, an endangered marine mammal, in the 1970s. Now, 12 years after he retired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oberheu has authored an illustrated children's book about a rogue manatee who swam way beyond his State's waters. "The Manatee That Flew" is a fourth grade level book that even adults will find interesting because it's based on a true incident.

The Beaches Leader Newspaper, Jacksonville Beach, FL,-Feb. 24, 2006 - Johnny Woodhouse