Sandi and the Salty Seadogs – False Bay Adventure

Written by Monique Fallows and Illustrated by David ‘Ed’ Edwards ( Lapa)

Age 8-12

Sandi, Brownie and Lucy are three famous sea going dogs that live in Cape Town, South Africa.

On their exciting ocean adventures with Chris and Monique, their human parents, they come across many of the ocean’s creatures. And, at the same time, they discover how marine ecosystems work.

Sandi and her two pups Brownie and Lucy have an amazing life. They get to travel with their human parents all across the waters of False Bay. Join these incredible dogs and read all about their adventures on the ocean. You can also learn some fun facts about the animals the dogs meet. This book is perfect for children who love the sea and care about the ocean and its animals.

Find out more about the real life three salty sea dogs here. 

About the author

Monique, alongside her husband, Chris, has worked with Great white sharks at Seal Island in Cape Town, South Africa for 22 years as eco-tourism operators and photographers. Together they have contributed to research by collecting over 3,000 days of field data, which has contributed to 18 peer reviewed scientific papers.

Assisting Chris with his photographic work, they spend upwards of 200 days per year at sea spending time with various shark species, whales, dolphins and sea birds. Their work with Discovery Channel film crews has also given opportunity to work with Great white sharks at all great white shark hot spots around the world such as New Zealand, California, Mexico and the entire South African coastline.

Monique and Chris now spend extensive periods with various wildlife species in the wilds of Southern and East Africa, as well as photographing iconic wildlife species on all seven continents.