This whimsical tale with bright, captivating watercolors gently touches on the value of recognizing and overcoming fear, highlights marine conservation, and portrays multicultural friendship. The main characters, two young girls, Loli and Sasha are nervous about taking swimming lessons. A mysterious hummingbird, Colibri, takes them on a magical under-the-sea adventure that is designed to not only boost their confidence about learning to swim but is devised to teach them about the impressive array of sea life and how they can respect and care for the ocean environment. Cleverly woven into the storyline is a beautiful rhyming song about the fascinating sea animals the girls encounter. The music and lyrics of the under-the-sea song plus fun ocean and animal facts are included.
