Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas Hardcover – May 13, 2014 by Lynne Cox (Author), Brian Floca (Illustrator)

An elephant seal who made her home in the Avon River in the city  New Zealand. When Elizabeth decides to stretch out across a two-lane road, the citizens worry she might get hurt or cause traffic accidents, so a group of volunteers tows her out to sea. But Elizabeth swims all the way back. The volunteers catch her again and again each time towing her farther, even hundreds of miles away but, still, Elizabeth finds her way back home.

Includes back matter with information about elephant seals.