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Nellie's Big Splash

by Cori Doerrfeld Publisher: DIAL

A sea turtle’s first step beyond the familiar

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Hardcover New English

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    By a New York Times bestselling author

    The metadata describes Cori Doerrfeld as a New York Times bestselling author, citing The Rabbit Listened.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A sea turtle’s first step beyond the familiar

Nellie hatches on a beach with her siblings, but the noisy, unfamiliar ocean feels too daunting to enter. As night approaches, she has to reconsider the safety of staying on shore and look toward what lies beyond the waves. The sea-turtle setting gives this story a clear frame for exploring fear of the unknown and the possibility of taking a first step into a new experience. The emotional focus is on a small but meaningful choice: remain where things feel safe, or venture into a world Nellie has not yet explored.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 encountering new experiences or feelings of fear
  • Young readers interested in sea turtles and stories about courage

Themes

Fear of the unknownCourageTrying new experiencesFamily and siblings

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Book overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Rabbit Listened, an unforgettable story of being brave and jumping into new experiences

When Nellie the sea turtle hatched, she was on a beach surrounded by lots of her brothers and sisters. Soon all the other turtles joyfully ran into the ocean and swam away, but Nellie? She was too scared. The ocean was loud, it was deep, and it was unknown. She stayed on the safe, dry sand instead.

But when night starts to fall and it gets too dark and cold for a tiny little sea turtle on land, Nellie realizes that if she looked past the scary crashing waves, there's actually a whole world out there, just waiting for her to jump in.
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