A Children’s Book Series to inspire Bravery & Curiosity

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Curiosity, the young sea turtle adventure book

Curiosity: A Young Sea Turtle’s Adventures by Bec Martin is coming November 1st, 2025.

Beautifully illustrated with full-page watercolor paintings by Lisa T. Myers, this is the story of Shelley’s adventures as she grows to adolescence.

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Bravery, the baby sea turtle book

The prequel to this story is Bravery: A Baby Sea Turtle's First Adventure, an award-winning children’s book.

These books hope to inspire acts of bravery & curiosity in children. LEARN MORE.

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I’m so thrilled to offer a special edition English/Spanish combination edition of Bravery through Bookshop Fundraising.

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Bravery is award-winning!

We are incredibly honored to share the news: Bravery has won First Place in the Children's - Non-Fiction - Animal category at the BookFest Awards! A heartfelt thanks to everyone who championed Shelley’s story and made this possible.

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Starting to get out & about putting on my gold emblems for the 1st place award "Bravery" was awarded by The BookFest Award committee! 🥇 First stop: Little Locals Clothing Co. in downtown Wilmington! 😍 @littlelocals_clothingco They
I gotta say, I like this look!!! 😍 First Place: Nonfiction - Children's - Animals. 🥇 @the_bookfest Fall 2025 #awardwinningauthor #braverybabyseaturtlebook #seaturtles #seaturtleconservation #childrensbook #childrensliterature #thebookfest #shell
This Saturday I'll be reading my new book, CURIOSITY, at Barnes & Noble in Mayfaire! Storytime is at 11 am. 🌊🐢🐙🪸 I'll be sticking around til 2 pm to sign books, so come start your holiday shopping! 🛍️ Grab some stickers, coloring sheets,
This is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE!!! Seeing pictures of kiddos who love my books! 🫶🏻 This is the first pic I've received of a little friend with CURIOSITY! (It's only been out for 4 days! 🤗) Feel free to post your pics & be sure to tag me!! 🌊🐢
I'm thrilled to highlight the work of the dedicated volunteers who run The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue & Rehabilitation Center in Surf City, NC. @seaturtlehospital Did you know 🤔 I was honored to volunteer at the KBSTRRC back in 2020-2021