Books in the Sherman's Lagoon Collections series

Jim Toomey is "a breath of fresh water." --Washington PostLauded for sparking dialogue on topics relating to marine life, Sherman''s Lagoon appears in 250 newspapers in 30 countries in 6 languages.Collecting more than 42 weeks of Jim Toomey''s Sherman''s Lagoon, this collection transports readers to an imaginary lagoon near the South Pacific island of Kapupu, where a cast of coral reef critters live a charmed aquatic lifestyle.Commenting on such timely issues as rising sea levels, degrading water quality, and environmental pollution, inhabitants of Toomey''s nautical neighborhood include Sherman, an always-hungry, but otherwise typical kind of great white shark, and his witty pearl-wearing wife Megan, along with friendly Fillmore the turtle, geeky fish Ernest, macho hermit crab Hawthorne, and salty old Captain Quigley, who remains vengeful after loosing his leg to Sherman.This is the 13th Sherman''s Lagoon cartoon collection, in addition to two treasuries.

What happens in Sherman''s Lagoon doesn''t always stay in Sherman''s Lagoon. In this, the fourteenth collection of Sherman''s Lagoon comic strips, we examine the once-taboo subject of sea turtle courting rituals and conclude that, although sea turtles may be remarkable navigators, it''s a cruel exercise in Darwinism when they show up at the right place without the right pickup line.With 280 strips featuring the adventures and misadventures of Sherman the great white shark and undersea entourage, Confessions of a Swinging Sea Turtle gives fans of the strip a much-needed dip in Sherman''s Lagoon.

Jim Toomey''s environmentally aware comic strip, Sherman''s Lagoon, appears in 150 newspapers in 30 countries and in 6 languages. Inside this latest cartoon collection, Discover Your Inner Hermit Crab, more than 42 weeks of Sherman''s Lagoon stand ready to transport readers to an imaginary lagoon near the South Pacific island of Kapupu in the Palauan archipelago of Micronesia, where a cast of coral-reef critters battles the encroachment of the hairless beach apes with their so-called civilized human ways.Inhabitants of this nautical neighborhood include Sherman, an always-hungry-but-otherwise-typical great white shark; his witty, pearl-wearing wife, Megan; friendly Fillmore the turtle; geeky fish Ernest; macho hermit crab Hawthorne; and salty old Captain Quigley, who remains vengeful having lost his leg to Sherman.Lauded for promoting marine conservation, Toomey has been described as a "breath of fresh water" by the Washington Post and designated as an Environmental Hero by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in recognition of his efforts to protect and preserve the nation''s environment.