Adelita Book Review

Adelita: A Sea Turtle's Journey 

Written by Jenny Goebel
Illustrated by Ana Miminoshvili
Published by Albert Whitman, September, 2020

Mom's Review
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for sea turtles, so Adelita naturally appealed. 

And it lived up to my hopes. Blue-hued pages evoke the ocean as the story pulls events and facts together into a compelling narrative that can amaze and inspire readers of all ages. The story is this: a young loggerhead turtle (Adelita) is rescued off the coast of California, rehabilitated in Mexico, and released after being fitted with a tracker. She then swims for over a year, all the way to Japan to lay her eggs. The ending is simultaneously sad and uplifting; Adelita disappears, but news of her journey spreads around the globe and inspires conservation efforts throughout the Pacific. 

Between the story, the pictures, and the underlying environmentalism, Adelita is an all-around winner.

Son's Review
Is this a true story? I think it is.

I learned that it's true. I didn't know what, but I learned that.

At the end, it's kind of sad because we don't know what happened to her. Did a fisherman caught her? Did she get eaten? I don't know.

Note: A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.