About this item
Highlights
- "Can you hear me?
- 7-8 Years
- 8.8" x 8.5" Paperback
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Animals
Description
About the Book
Simple, engaging text and exceptional photographs introduce the early life of leatherback sea turtles.
Book Synopsis
"Can you hear me? Scritch, scratch. I'm a little sea turtle inside an egg."
Follow a hatchling's treacherous journey from nest to sea. Longtime science writer Stephen Swinburne creates an engaging first-person narrative from the sea turtle's perspective. Gorgeous photographs by Guillaume Feuillet capture the drama of the hatchlings' race to safety. Back matter includes information on the life cycle of leatherback sea turtles, tips for how readers can assist with sea turtle conservation, and recommended further reading.
Review Quotes
"[A]n engaging real-time account of a leatherback sea turtle's journey from hatchling to ocean dweller."--Booklist
-- (2/1/2020 12:00:00 AM)"An appealing, attractive, and accessible introduction to endangered sea turtles."--Kirkus Reviews
-- (11/19/2019 12:00:00 AM)"What a voyage. This juvenile nonfiction picture book will appeal to children at home, school, or a library."--School Library Journal
-- (2/1/2020 12:00:00 AM)