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After discovering Wind Rider, an abandoned magical sailboat, Max and Sofia arrive on a beach in Hawaii where, with new friend Laila, they rescue newly-hatched sea turtles. Includes facts about sea turtles.

2) Franklin's Halloween

Author

Language

English

Formats

Description

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...

3) La tortuga Tilly / Tilly the Turtle

Author

Heckt, Jackie

Pub. Date

2017

Language

Español

Description

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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4) Franklin goes to school

Author

Pub. Date

2011

Language

English

Description

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

5) Franklin and the thunderstorm

Author

Language

English

Formats

Description

When his animal friends offer amusing explanations for thunder and lightning, Franklin overcomes his fear of such storms.

6) Truman

Author

Reidy, Jean

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

Description

He may be slow but Truman the turtle is determined to find his girl Sarah, who has boarded a city bus on her way to preschool.

7) How old is Mr. Tortoise?

Author

Petty, Dev

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eComic

Description

This funny picture book invites children to Mr. Tortoise's birthday party where they, along with Mr. Tortoise's friends, must solve the mystery of how old he is since he cannot remember.

8) Toot & Puddle: Puddle's ABC

Author

Hobbie, Holly

Pub. Date

2000

Language

English

Description

Puddle teaches his friend Otto the letters of the alphabet so that Otto can write his name.

9) We found a hat

Author

Klassen, Jon

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

Description

Two turtles find a hat that looks good on both of them, but, with fairness in mind, they decide to leave it be, until night falls and one of the turtles changes its mind.

10) Mossy

Author

Brett, Jan

Pub. Date

c2012

Language

English

Description

Mossy, a turtle with a garden growing on her shell, is taken from her home and new friend to become an exhibit in a museum, until the director's niece, Tory, notices how sad Mossy is and helps arrange for her to go home.

11) Turtle, turtle, watch out!

Author

Sayre, April Pulley

Language

English

Formats

Description

From before the time she hatches until she returns to the same beach to lay eggs of her own, a sea turtle is helped to escape from danger many times by different human hands

12) The town of Turtle

Author

Cuevas, Michelle

Language

English

Formats

Description

Lonely Turtle's only friend is his shadow until he decides to build a deck, then a garden, then houses and other buildings until, while he naps, new friends arrive.

13) The foolish tortoise

Author

Buckley, Richard

Pub. Date

2015.

Language

English

Description

A tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters.

14) Tortoise and Hare: a fairy tale to help you find balance

Author

Verde, Susan

Language

English

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Description

Tortoise and Hare are neighbors, but they have very different approaches to life: Hare does everything super quickly, but does not always pay attention to what is around her, Tortoise does things slowly and thoughtfully, but sometimes he fails to finish tasks--so when they agree to a race, Hare is certain she will finish first, but instead both Hare and Tortoise discover that what is most important is having a friend to keep you in balance.

15) Joe and Sparky get new wheels

Author

Michalak, Jamie

Pub. Date

2009

Language

English

Description

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

Sparky is a turtle who likes to stay inside his shell. Joe is a giraffe who likes to stretch his neck and see the world. When a car appears one day at the famous cageless zoo where they live, the two set off on the ride of their lives, with Joe behind the wheel and Sparky hanging on for dear life. From the shopping mall to the car wash to the take-out burger joint, Joe and Sparky cause mayhem everywhere they go.

16) Nate the Great and the tardy tortoise

Author

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

As more and more of his flowers display the bite marks of a wandering tortoise, Nate sets out to uncover the mystery of the reptile's origins.

17) Franklin's school play

Author

Language

English

Formats

Description

In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin has been chosen to play the Nutcracker Prince in his class's production. But will he be too nervous to say his lines when the big night arrives?

18) Esio Trot

Author

Dahl, Roald

Pub. Date

2013.

Language

English

Description

Shy Mr. Hoppy devises a plan to win the heart of his true love by teaching her a spell to make her tortoise grow bigger.

19) Giraffe problems

Author

John, Jory

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

Description

"A giraffe struggles to feel comfortable with his neck"--

20) The lighthouse family: The turtle

Author

Rylant, Cynthia

Pub. Date

c2005

Language

English

Description