A Manatee Miracle: The Adventures of Shelly Beach #1

by Shelly Mateer

The first installment in The Adventures of Shelly Beach series, A Manatee Miracle introduces us to Shelly Beach and her family as they move to the Florida Keys. A friendly manatee leads Shelly and her brother Sunny to a magical paddle boat and on to save the fragile environment they have come to love.

100 pages, Paperback

Published April 28, 2021

About the author

Shelly Mateer is a former CIA officer. Her first book, Single in the CIA, is a memoir about her experience working in the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency. Her series, Mingling in the CIA, takes readers on a disturbing yet comical journey into the daily lives of the officers in America's premier spy agency. Mission: Stand Down is a true to life spy thriller - her most controversial book yet. Mommy Thinks She's a Monster is a touching children's picture book about moms and motherhood written from the perspective of a young child, who only wants their mommy to be present in their life. The Lemon Seed is a children's picture book about thriving in adversity and flourishing, even in dismal circumstances and environments. The Adventures of Shelly Beach is an elementary-grade chapter book series. In the first installment, A Manatee Miracle, we join Shelly and her brother Sunny on their adventures in a magical paddle boat. In the second installment, A Hermit Crab's Home, young readers will continue on adventures in the Florida Keys, learning about hermit crabs, conchs, and Uncle Shrimpie, guided by a MerDog. In the third book, A Mangrove Mystery, Shelly and her brother Sunny stumble upon a few Florida Keys mysteries and solve a major problem while they are at it. Readers will be introduced to new magical creatures as well as be reunited with their familiar favorites. As a mother of two young children, Shelly has created the BurpMitt® product line for baby and home as well as developed the Cooking in the CIA app.