Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!

Friday, July 19, 2019

Young hands, holding a flashlight,
scare the bandits away.
They place wire mesh around the
turtle nest to protect the
buried eggs.

This book is being released with expanded, updated text and new illustrations in 2009.

Posted On: Thursday, August 1st, 2002
Filed Under: Books, Picture Books - Nonfiction

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Awards & Recognition

Reviews

"...none has so so memorably dramatized in the book itself how people can help animals in the wild. The simple, direct text reads aloud well, drawing readers into the turtle's story without anthropomorphism." - Booklist

Teaching Resources

For terrific activities related to this book, check out the NSTA book Picture Perfect Science, which is a great guide to using read-aloud science picture books to introduce lessons.

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