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Bubble Butt! The Challenged Sea Turtle of the Mystic Aquarium
By Kiki Latimer
Published
2010 EDUCAVision
Inc.
Full color illustrations by Bunny Griffeth
42pp, Hardcover
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"From this beautiful creature of the sea we learn a story of adventure, danger, courage, and compassion. Bubble Butt! shows both children and adults the importance of perseverance and humor through the rough times in life. After a boat bumps and wounds Charlotte, you will laugh and cry with her as she comes to terms with her new life. In the end she just might make you wish you were a turtle or fish, with bubbles in your own derriere!"
- Kiki Latimer
Charlotte was struck by a boat, which caused partial paralysis of her lower digestive tract. As a result, air accumulates in her hindquarters, a condition popularly known as "bubble butt". Charlotte is a star at Mystic Aquarium, in Connecticut, and is serving as an ambassador for her species, charming and inspiring more than 725,000 guests at Mystic Aquarium each year.
PRESS RELEASE
STAR SEA TURTLE OF MYSTIC GETS NEW CHILDREN'S
BOOK
Coconut Creek, FLORIDA - May 7th, 2010 -
Educa Vision Inc., a Florida-based publisher of
multicultural educational materials, launched
the children's book Bubble Butt! The Challenged
Sea Turtle of the Mystic Aquarium, by Kiki
Latimer.
The author of The WaterFire Duck is at it again.
This time, Latimer tells the story of Charlotte,
a sea turtle who came to Mystic Aquarium,
Connecticut, in 2008 from the Georgia Sea Turtle
Center on Jekyll Island after she had been found
stranded nearby. A boat had struck her, causing
partial paralysis of her lower digestive tract.
As a result, air accumulates in her
hindquarters, forcing her to float with her rear
end up, a condition popularly known as "bubble
butt".
"A year ago my grandchildren and I met Charlotte
the Challenged Sea Turtle of Mystic Aquarium and
we were delighted and amazed by her! From this
beautiful creature of the sea we learned a story
of adventure, danger, courage, and compassion.
Bubble Butt! shows both children and adults the
importance of perseverance and humor through the
rough times in life. After a boat bumps and
wounds Charlotte, you will laugh and cry with
her as she comes to terms with her new life. In
the end she just might make you wish you were a
turtle or fish, with bubbles in your own
derriere!," says Latimer.
Though she is unable to survive in the wild now,
there is a chance that, with long-term
rehabilitation, she could recover and possibly
be released back into the ocean in future years.
Until then, Charlotte is a star at the Mystic
Aquarium's main exhibit floor. Charlotte is the
first sea turtle the Georgia Sea Turtle Center
has placed in an aquarium and is serving as an
ambassador for her species, charming and
inspiring more than 725,000 guests at Mystic
Aquarium each year.
"The kids were all excited about "Bubble Butt!,
the turtle," says Fequiere Vilsaint, who
presented the book to third-grade students of
Orchard View Elementary in Delray Beach,
Florida.
The
Westerly Sun - Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Local author tells story of injured sea turtle
HOPE VALLEY - Local author Kiki Latimer has just released her third book with Educa Vision, Inc.
"Bubble Butt!: The Challenged Sea Turtle of the Mystic Aquarium" is sure to delight children and adults alike with its tale of an injured sea turtle...
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Norwich
Bulletin - May 30, 2010
Rescued turtle gets book
Mystic, Conn. — Charlotte the sea turtle is a survivor.
Struck by a boat propellor, she was rescued from the
Cumberland Islands in Georgia where she was stranded,
her wounds covered with barnacles... +
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