Sea Turtle

By Bobbie Kalman

Book Overview

The life cycle of this ancient species is unique in many ways. Male sea turtles live their entire lives at sea. Females come ashore only to lay their eggs, returning to the same beach on which they were born. Children will be fascinated by the journey that thousands of sea turtle babies must make to reach the sea! They will learn about: - the growth and development inside the turtle egg - their life as a hatchling - the dangerous journey back to the sea - how people can help sea turtles

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778706826
• ISBN13: 9780778706823
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

Excellent for Children of all Ages

I bought this book so that my grandchildren (ages 4 and 5) could learn about sea turtles. I had been to see sea turtles lay eggs on the beach in Florida and had bought them an "egg to hatch." They were so interested in the process that learning about them became almost an obsession with the 5-year old! She could not seem to get enough of reading this book with me and insisted on sharing information from it with her brother and her friends. She then became interested in pollution of the oceans and was very affected by a photo of a sea turtle that had been harmed by pollution. This has made her very aware of the need to learn about her environment and keep from damaging it. Of course, she is naive enough to think that people pollute the ocean because "they just don't understand that it hurts the animals" She'll learn the truth soon enough, I'm afraid! Meanwhile, this book with its information and great pictures has turned my granddaughter into a conservation minded child. I will move on from here and help her learn about other aspects of the environment. The reading/understanding level is appropriate for children ages 4-12 depending on interest and also on how much input they get from the adults around them. Definitely a worthwhile book for your child or grandchild!