Chessie the Meandering Manatee

Join Carrie & Ben as they visit their Uncle Phil in Florida. A marine biologist, Uncle Phil teaches the kids all about manatees - huge, harmless ocean-dwelling mammals. Uncle Phil relates A TRUE STORY OF A MANATEE, NAMED CHESSIE, WHO CAUSED A SENSATION BY SWIMMING AS FAR NORTH AS NEW ENGLAND BEFORE RETURNING TO HER NATURAL HABITAT, IN THE WARM WATERS OF THE GULF COAST.