Books like Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius

Looking for books like Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius by Lynne Cox (Children's Nonfiction Picture Book · grades 2–5)? It’s most often read for its themes of animals, ocean, and true story. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius

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Why each is a match

Rascalgrades 5–8
Shares themes of animals and perseverance and overlapping grades (5–8).
Summer of the Monkeysgrades 4–7
Shares themes of animals and perseverance and overlapping grades (4–7).
The Trumpet of the Swangrades 3–6
Shares themes of animals and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–6).
A Journey Under the Seagrades 2–5
Shares themes of ocean and overlapping grades (2–5).
Bea and the New Deal Horsegrades 3–5
Shares themes of perseverance and overlapping grades (3–5).
Butt or Face?grades K–2
Shares themes of animals and overlapping grades (K–2).
Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinosgrades 2–5
Shares themes of perseverance and overlapping grades (2–5).
Curveballgrades 3–5
Shares themes of perseverance and overlapping grades (3–5).
Dogtowngrades 3–6
Shares themes of perseverance and overlapping grades (3–6).
Growing Homegrades 3–5
Shares themes of perseverance and overlapping grades (3–5).

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