The inspiring true children's story of a lost sea otter pup and his mom struggling to reunite against human environmental impacts on the ocean, including 40 striking color photos. Human interference in the ocean ecosystem adds nearly insurmountable challenges to the already difficult battle for survival faced by rare and endangered creatures such as the California sea otter. Even now, 100 years after being hunted nearly to extinction, their survival story illustrates both the troubling relationship between humans and nature and the power of one of the strongest familial bonds found in the animal kingdom. Sabby and the Great Big Pipe: A True Sea Otter Adventure is the thrilling true children's story of a wayward young California sea otter pup and his mom as they face unexpected separation due to human obstacles. Their dramatic journey to reunite entertains while it educates a young audience about sea otters and other wildlife and the ocean environment. Kim Steinhardt's colorful telling of this story, enriched with more than 40 striking photos, is a celebration of the beauty of nature as well as a cautionary tale about the dangers of human impact on the ocean and its bountiful but fragile life. At this precarious time in our global environmental history, the power of individual storytelling emerges as a vital form of education and a call to action. Sabby and the Great Big Pipe: A True Sea Otter Adventure delivers both. An unexpected crisis, a lost sea otter pup, the power of a mother's love and the testing of familial bonds add up to an adventure that also creates an opportunity for discussion: This book will inspire passion and action by the generation into whose hands will fall the long-term responsibility for the future of our planet.