A young girl dreams of being a marine biologist just like her amazing Aunty Isobel. Until she realises that snorkelling means getting your face wet, and boats make her seasick, and seaweed is smelly. Maybe she doesn’t have what it takes to be a marine biologist after all. Then she witnesses something very special on the beach. Something that might give her the courage to take a step towards her dreams. Educational endmatter will uncover the amazing life of Dr. Isobel Bennett, one of Australia’s most remarkable marine biologists, as well as sea turtles, how to look after the ocean and the Great Barrier Reef.

