"Simple, lyrical words and bright, acrylic double-page pictures convey the astonishing facts about the Loggerhead sea turtle. . . . A powerful nature story for a young audience." —Booklist
Far, far out at sea lives one of the world's most mysterious creatures, the Loggerhead turtle. For thirty years she swims the oceans, wandering thousands of miles as she searches for food. Then, one summer night, she lands on a beach to

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Told from the perspective of both the girl, Nia, and her pet turtle, Alfie, and describes what happens when he disappears on the eve of her seventh birthday to find her a special present.

It's Halloween in Woodland in this classic storybook featuring Franklin the turtle, the inspiration for the beloved TV show Franklin and Friends!
Franklin and his pals are excited for the Halloween party. But things get scary when everyone's favorite turtle suspects there might be an uninvited guest: a real ghost!
This spooky story is one of the original titles in the Franklin children's book series, which features an adventurous...

On the first day of school, Franklin is a little nervous, but his teacher, Mr. Owl, knows just what to do.

Tilly the turtle lives in a tank with a pond and big rocks in her best friend Todd's bedroom. Tilly loves to keep warm under her heat lamp! Todd likes to watch her swim and they sometimes play hide and seek together. The fun illustrations and corresponding text will inspire a love of reading in emerging readers and is a perfect foundational book for children who haven't yet started reading. This tale of friendship promotes the proper way young

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Toy Sooner, who has worked five years to become a strong single mother and a marine biologist at the South Carolina Aquarium, remembers her vow when Olivia Rutledge passed away; as Toy writes a report, her daughter points to a floating object in the sea, a sick sea turtle that needs help.

Franklin the turtle gets into the holiday spirit in the storybook series that inspired the beloved television show Franklin and Friends!
In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin can't decide what to donate to his school's Christmas toy drive. At first, all of his toys seem too special to give away, then nothing seems special enough. With some inspiration from his Great Aunt Harriet, Franklin finally comes up with the perfect...

"A departing tortoise has his bags packed and is almost ready to set out on an adventure, but he can't leave until he says good-bye to each of his animal friends. The tortoise stops for every last timid mouse and bumblebee, shouting his rhyming good-byes, making you wonder if, perhaps, he's stalling the start of his trip. His animal friends appear startled as he suddenly pops up on each page to say adieu-especially the perplexed rhinoceros the tortoise...

"A book about loggerhead sea turtles, and a girl's attempts to help save their babies from man-made light."--

Leatherbacks are sometimes called the last of the dinosaurs because their ancient ancestors lived when the dinosaurs did. Their ability to swim long distances may be one of the reasons they survived whatever killed most of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. In modern times, one leatherback swam from Indonesia to Oregon. It had traveled 12,774 miles in 647 days, the longest distance ever tracked for a marine animalThese sea turtles are also known

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