Kobee Manatee: Heading Home to Florida

Eelgrass Rescues Crystal River Manatees

05/04/2023

Greetings! Have you ever been to Crystal River, Florida? It’s such an awesome place to immerse yourself in the habitat of the West Indian Manatee (Florida Manatee). From November to March, you’ll treat yourself to an unforgettable experience with these gentle giants and I can...

Kobee Manatee’s History

11/30/2022

Greetings! Here’s something I thought you might find interesting. I’d like to talk about the background of the award-winning Kobee Manatee® Children’s Educational Picture Book series. I’ve been writing and working on the series for the past 12 years and I’d like to show...

Grab the Kiddos – Read a Children’s Book Today For International Children’s Book Day!

04/02/2022

Award-Winning Kobee Manatee Children’s Books shown on a gift shop display. Greetings to you! It’s time to celebrate International Children’s Book Day! So, what exactly is defined as a children’s book? According to the Library of Congress, “Children’s Literature is defined as material written and produced...

Manatee Facts – Knowledge Challenge 5

12/04/2019

Greetings! Here is the fifth installment of awesome manatee facts for you. It’s worth repeating that we manatees are very large marine mammals with two flippers and a body tapering down to a paddle-shaped tail. Okay, it’s time to test your manatee...

Manatee Facts for Fun – Part 6

07/11/2019

Greetings! This is my sixth blog installment talking about some very cool and awesome manatee facts. You know – it’s really not a bad life at all being a manatee! Why? Because the manatee has no real agenda to follow. And get this...

Kobee Manatee® Book 1 & Book 2 Recently Released in Mainland China!

06/18/2019

Greetings! Is it true that Kobee Manatee® (yours truly) just learned mandarin? You would be correct with that! Here’s the breaking news… …Book 1, Kobee Manatee®: Heading Home to Florida and Book 2, Kobee Manatee®: A Wild Weather Adventure have secured translation rights pertaining to Chinese simplified characters language...

Manatee Facts for Fun – Part 4

03/27/2019

A Florida manatee (West Indian Manatee) enjoying the naturally warm water at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, FL Greetings! This is my fourth blog installment talking about some very cool and awesome manatee facts. Manatees usually don’t dive more than...

Manatee Facts for Fun – Part 1

01/23/2019

In winter, Florida Manatees at Blue Spring State Park enjoy its warm balmy water temperature of 72 degrees Fahrenheit. Photo: Robert Scott Thayer Greetings! Since we’re in the heart of manatee season I thought in this blog, I’d give you some awesome...

Manatee Trivia (Part 4)!

05/03/2017

The subspecies of the West Indian Manatee includes the Florida Manatee and the Antillean Manatee. Greetings! OK – let’s continue manatee trivia with my fourth installment for you. It’s worth repeating that we manatees are very large marine mammals with two flippers...

Washburn the Manatee swims same Ocean Routes and Destinations as Kobee Manatee!

12/08/2016

Washburn the manatee swam from Florida up to Massachusetts this past summer. She was then rescued in Cape Cod, Massachusetts and flown to Florida for rehabilitation. Washburn was released in the Atlantic Ocean a few weeks ago and was recently spotted in...