While living on Magnetic Island in the Great Barrier Reef, Ellie and her young family witnessed the heart-warming release of a sea turtle named Duffy after it had spent a year recovering from eating plastic. Seeing this beautiful creature return to the ocean changed everything. Ellie’s children began picking up litter from beaches, determined to help other animals – and Ellie began writing their story. From that moment, Wild Tribe Heroes was born: a bestselling series of environmental picture books teaching children about real animal rescues and the impact of plastic pollution, climate change, and habitat loss.