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81) Saving Peg Leg
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In the story Saving Peg Leg, Jane finds an injured turtle in her backyard. She wants to keep this turtle as a pet and nurse it back to good health. After taking the turtle to the vet and visiting the library, Jane learns lots of interesting facts about her new turtle friend. She learns that it's best not to keep turtles in captivity. Jane struggles with doing the right thing in letting the turtle return to a natural habitat, knowing it is injured....
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Follow Henry & Goldie as they travel around the world discovering real facts about so many different animals.This book is part of a fun and colorful series that focuses on teaching children about animals while keeping them engaged and entertained.The stories are perfect for reading with your child at bedtime or for older kids to read alone.The interior sentence layout is designed to make reading easier for your child to follow while you read or if...
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What does a purpose look like? Little Turtle has no idea, but it seems important. He tries to find one, but everything he tries feels wrong. When he meets another turtle with the same problem, the two decide to help each other and set out to figure out what they're meant to be.
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For millions of years, green sea turtles migrated long distances through the world's oceans. This gentle giant has played an important role in keeping oceans healthy. Unfortunately, green sea turtle populations were severely harmed by human actions in recent centuries. This book explores the history of the green sea turtle as it became endangered, as well as how conservation efforts allowed the turtle's population to rise once again. Amazing photographs...
85) Tara Turtle Tells A Lie: Children's Books and Bedtime Stories For Kids Ages 3-8 for Fun Loving Kids
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Tara Turtle was watching television when she heard her mother come home. She turned off the television and pretended to be doing her homework. She received a gift from her month but she said a white lie to take the gift. What will happen if Tara's mom would find out about her lie?
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Enter inside this picture book to join in on a day with Tucker and his friends. Enjoy a visual feast of gorgeous colors in a beautiful pond setting surrounded by tropical plants, cute animals, butterflies, and charming bugs. Your child will have many questions on all they see and learn of all the wonderful creatures we have in this enchanting world. Share their experiences as Tucker interacts with them throughout the day. Share playtime, a dip in...
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Franklin in the Dark In the Franklin Classic Storybook that started it all, poor little Franklin has one of the most common childhood afflictions-he is afraid of the dark. This is particularly difficult for Franklin as he happens to be a turtle, and the darkness he fears is, of course, inside his own shell. Bravely, with shell in tow, he sets forth to seek help and in the course of his travels discovers a bird who is afraid of heights, a polar bear...
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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...
90) Turtle Moon
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As all the adult female turtles go off to lay their eggs, Tobias is left to turtle sit all the young ones. When they start asking questions about, where their mothers are going and what they are doing, Tobias has lots of questions to answer, and some of the answers are shocking to the little ones.
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It's time to talk about turtles! More than 350 kinds of turtles live all over the world, and they can be found living on land as well as in the water. While learning about turtles and seeing them in their natural habitats, readers will also get the opportunity to practice their time-telling skills. Each spread includes fun facts and an example or question regarding time.
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Shark in Our Pool is all about a childs sometimes overactive imagination. But thats what being a kid is all about. Children can think whatever they want to think and will often convince themselves that the wildest things are true. With age comes wisdom but have fun while youre young.
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Franklin Is Bossy Franklin has lots of friends and one best friend named Bear. They play tag, hopscotch, and ball. But Franklin always wants to pick the game and make the rules. No one wants to play with him-he's too bossy! In this Classic Franklin Storybook, Franklin learns he can't always have his own way. Franklin Plays the Game In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero can count forwards and backwards. He can zip zippers and button...
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Lucy hopes to find the perfect pet for her. She doesn't realize how much we can learn from the animals we love and care for.
Lucy and The Turtle Who Slowed Down Time is all about showing children that it's okay to slow down and be a bit more mindful in our daily lives. Sometimes these lessons come from unexpected places, even the pets we care so much for. Being present and taking moments to really enjoy our surroundings is key! This is a book grown-ups...
95) The Turtle King
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Ashton is a boy, who loves to explore the world near his home. Enjoying the animals and insects in the pond nearby. He loves to learn all he can about each of the critters he would catch in a jar. Taking them home to watch and study. Then release them again.
Although this is a story created from imagination, the message is to inspire the reader to explore nature and learn the importance of all the creatures in our world. If any one of them were erased...
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Franklin Goes to the Hospital In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero goes to the hospital for an operation to repair his broken shell, and everyone thinks he's being very brave. But Franklin is only pretending to be fearless. He's worried that his X-rays will show just how frightened he is inside. With the help of Dr. Bear, Franklin learns that even though he's feeling scared, he can still be brave. Franklin and the Tooth Fairy In this Franklin...
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What could a turtle reunion have in common with your family reunion? While imparting interesting turtle facts, the questions on each page will prompt children to think deeper than the surface story.This book explains the difference between turtles, tortoises and terrapins. The author researched and found some of the most unusual turtles to explore.This juvenile book was written and illustrated by author and artisan Linda L. Rigsbee.
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This entertaining collection of 30 traditional Nigerian folk tales is filled with instructive lessons in honesty, loyalty, and friendship. Timeless fables recount adventures of Ajapa the Tortoise: how he saved the king and tricked the lion, what happened when he rented his house, how he came to be bald, and more.
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The Twins Talent Time at the Tropical Tulip Twins Tea is tomorrow on the hidden island of Red Ruby Reef. All the twins are excited and can't wait to show off their talents--all the twins except Titan and Tilly Turtle. The other twins on the island have told Titan and Tilly that they have no talent. The Turtle Twins want to be part of the show. Is it true? Are Titan and Tilly Turtle talentless? Will they have to miss participating in the Twins Talent...
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