Majestic Whale Encounters’ Founders Carmen Ellis and Sarah Cullen had been developing their first children’s book as a labour of love behind the scenes, as their priority focus was the running of their international eco-tourism whale swimming travel business.
Ironically, this charming book, written for children aged 3+ – Nellie the Narwhal – saw its release just as COVID-19 stymied the business.
Nellie the Narwhal is a great first introduction to whales and a variety of underwater creatures. Young Nellie, a narwhal, unsuccessfully attempts to play with different animals in her ocean home, before discovering that their differences aren’t a reason not to play together – and that being different can be fun. The book also includes a section of activities and interactive questions for children to participate in with caregivers to add to the learning possible via the story.
Co-author Sarah Cullen admits that whilst they – like everyone – had no idea how different their travel business would look in 2020, the release of the book has inspired a new range of trips for the company.
“We get a lot of enquiries from families who want to bring their children on our whale swims. And since our international trips aren’t going to be possible for at least the rest of this year, we’ve been inspired to launch a full suite of family friendly, domestic experiences. Our first family-friendly trip will take place to Kangaroo Island early next year.”
Nellie the Narwhal is the first book in a planned ocean themed series for children, and is available now from Amazon and directly HERE.
RRP: $19.95 hardcover and $14.95 soft cover.
Details of Majestic Whale Encounters’ domestic whale watching and animal encounters can be found HERE.
