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COPP / KAJFE Ž OSHI’S BIG SWIM UNCORRECTED PROOF — NOT FOR SALE NUARY 2023UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEby Mary Wagley Copp illustrated by Kaja Kajfež UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEJULY 1997 In a gentle swell of the Indian Ocean, the fishermen spotted the injured turtle. She had a gash in her shell. The fishermen hoisted her aboard. Had she been hit by a propeller? Bitten by a predator? Would she live? The fishermen named the little turtle Yoshitaro, after the smallest member of their crew. UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEUNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEEvery day, the fishermen cared for Yoshi. UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEThey made a saltwater pool for her. They fed her seaweed and mollusks and herring. Yoshi stared up at the fishermen with her deep, dark eyes. And she crept into their hearts. UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEWhen the fishing vessel arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, the captain called Two Oceans Aquarium. The aquarium staff examined Yoshi. They had worked with other animals but had never rehabilitated a turtle before. Could they care for this little loggerhead? UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEYoshi flapped her flippers. She swallowed a sardine. She peered up at the workers with her deep, dark eyes. And she crept into their hearts. UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALENext >