Sam is back--originally published in 1979, Sam the Sea Cow has been re-illustrated and is a feature selection for the upcoming season of Reading Rainbow. This true story follows Sam from his entrapment in a sewer pipe to his ultimate release in the Crystal Rivers of Florida. Full color.

Sam is called a sea cow because that's what he looks like - a big cow grazing in the ocean. Another name for Sam is manatee. In this book we meet Sam when he is just hours old and leave him when he is ready to mate. In between is a great deal of information about manatees mixed in with a big adventure for Sam.

An exciting, fact-filled book gorgeously illustrated in full color.