+1 on the Yamaha 300s - but you figured that out already. Once you get comfortable with the instrument, you'll probably find a thumb rest is unnecessary on a soprano, a must on a tenor and "it depends" on an alto.
Not a tutorial but "The Recorder Book" by Kenneth Wollitz is an excellent reference. History, types of music, care of the recorder, breathing, fingering patterns - it's all in there. It's not a book you read in one sitting but one you keep handy to look up stuff, a reference book.
Any of the recorder tutorials will get you started. I still have my copy of the Trapp's "Enjoy Your Recorder." Copyright says 1954 and I bought my copy in about '66 or '67.
Once you get the basics down, if you can't find a good recorder teacher, ask around the local music shops for woodwind or brass teachers. I found a brass instructor at a local shop who freely admitted he knew absolutely nothing about the recorder and was happy to defer to my research on things like fingering. But he did know Music and taught me a lot about the things common to all instruments: tempo, tone, how to practice, what to practice, how to make Music. When I told him the bottom C on my tenor was weak and that was that, he said it wasn't and I just wasn't playing it right. So I asked (ok mister smarty pants) how to do it right and he cheerfully replied he hadn't a clue but he had listened to some recorder recordings (he was doing his homework, too) and the Yamahas had nice, strong bell notes so there was a way to make it sound that way. My homework that week was to figure it out. It took a couple weeks but I did.
Don't be afraid to walk away from a teacher who doesn't click with you. Before I found the guy above I talked to a big music shop where they told me all their instructors were great recorder teachers. When I asked how many recorder students they had - "well, uh, none." How many recorder students had they EVER had -" well, um, you'll be the first, but ALL our instructors are great recorder teachers." I didn't go back.
Some music stores and teachers try to interview you and make you feel like you are applying for a position with them. Nope, other way round. You are hiring them to teach you and the music teacher is the one interviewing for the job. Hire an individual you can get along with and who will teach you what you need to learn.
Welcome to C&F and the world of fipple flutes. You have a wonderful journey ahead of you.
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