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Robert Scott Thayer is the author of the award-winning Kobee Manatee Children’s Educational Picture Book Series. Robert also has won several International Songwriting Awards including those from Billboard. Grammy Award winner, Jim Cravero, produced his newest children’s tune, Kobee’s Song. It’s fun, upbeat, and has a solid reggae groove.
Ever since he was young, Robert had a passion for manatees. His admiration for these endangered marine mammals grew, which resulted in Thayer studying manatees in greater detail. His plans include creating a complete Kobee Manatee series, which is educational, entertaining, and fun for children, parents, grandparents, teachers, and librarians.
Thayer also has a strong interest in weather, the oceans, and sea life, which are subjects for other titles in his Kobee Manatee series. Robert has a degree from Temple University. He is also a member of the Author’s Guild, SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators), the Save the Manatee Club in Maitland, Florida and BMI. Robert currently resides in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Learn more about Robert at robertscottthayer.com
Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite
In Kobee Manatee: A Wild Weather Adventure by Robert Scott Thayer, Kobee and his pals are anticipating a rough journey on the Atlantic Ocean as they plan to surprise Kobee Manatee's sister Kim for her birthday. Kim lives in the Bahamas and their journey is during the hurricane season. Will Kobee and his friends Tess, the sea horse, and Pablo, the hermit crab, travel safely and reach Nassau in the Bahamas three hundred miles away where Kim lives?
It's a storybook filled with an exciting adventure and Kobee's fun facts are very useful, informative and educational for young readers. The story also connects readers beautifully with the ocean and teaches them a few things about the weather. The illustrations are colorful and lively and add to the appeal of the storybook. They also add pace and movement to the story. Each scene has something to do with the ocean and the weather, and the fun facts give clarity to the author's words. The book will make a good bedtime storybook and it can also be used for read aloud sessions in classrooms and school libraries.
The author does an excellent job of weaving educational matter and story together to give children an adventurous storybook that sees them going on an exciting trip with Kobee, Tess and Pablo. The different moods of the sea are indeed very interesting to read as the trio travels to the Bahamas. It's definitely worth having in one's personal collection as the fun facts can be read again for reference.
