Back to School Tortoise
Author: Lucy M. George
Publisher:
Published: 2012-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781845395902
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Originally published: London: Meadowside Children's, 2010.
Author: Lucy M. George
Publisher:
Published: 2012-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781845395902
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Originally published: London: Meadowside Children's, 2010.
Author: Elizabeth Hennessy
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2019-10-29
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 0300249152
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An insightful exploration of the iconic Galápagos tortoises, and how their fate is inextricably linked to our own in a rapidly changing world. Finalist for the 2020 E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, sponsored by PEN America Literary Awards The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature. For sixty years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers. This book tells the story of the islands’ namesakes—the giant tortoises—as coveted food sources, objects of natural history, and famous icons of conservation and tourism. By doing so, it brings into stark relief the paradoxical, and impossible, goal of conserving species by trying to restore a past state of prehistoric evolution. The tortoises, Elizabeth Hennessy demonstrates, are not prehistoric, but rather microcosms whose stories show how deeply human and nonhuman life are entangled. In a world where evolution is thoroughly shaped by global history, Hennessy puts forward a vision for conservation based on reckoning with the past, rather than trying to erase it. “Fresh, insightful . . . Hennessy’s melding of human and natural history makes for thought-provoking reading.” —Booklist (starred review) “Gripping . . . well-researched and thought-provoking . . . whether you’re well-versed in the intricacies of conservation or have only just begun to long for a look at the tortoises yourself. On the Backs of Tortoises is a natural history that asks important questions, and challenges us to think about how best to answer them.” —Genevieve Valentine, NPR “Wonderfully interesting, informative, and engaging, as well as scholarly.” —Janet Browne, author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging and Charles Darwin: The Power of Place
Author: Devin Scillian
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 2020-05-15
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 1534166807
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Oliver the tortoise has had his human, Ike, for a very, very long time now. In fact, they're the same age--80 years old--and practically twins. They both enjoy the slowness of the garden, cool water from the hose on a hot day, and a nice slice of honeydew melon. But when Ike stops visiting the garden, Oliver wonders why his pet has left him so soon. So he makes the long journey to see his mother ten gardens away--she will certainly have the answer. This tender story from the author and illustrator that brought us Memoirs of a Goldfish reminds us to cherish all the days we have with our pets and loved ones.
Author: Lucy Floyd
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9780152048518
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Developing readers can have fun while learning with these Green Light Readers, featuring short sentences, creative stories, and simple dialogue. Illustrations.
Author: Conrad J. Storad
Publisher: Bobolink Media
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A young tortoise talks to her grandfather about taking life slowly, compared to jackrabbits and humans.
Author: Dave Keane
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 2016-07-19
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 0385754175
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"A sweet read-aloud for first-time tortoise owners." --Kirkus, starred review Could there be any better pet than a puppy? One young girl is about to find out. From beloved author Dave Keane and acclaimed illustrator K.G. Campbell, a laugh-out-loud story of unexpected friendship! When the spunky, loveable narrator receives a tortoise for her birthday, instead of the cuddly puppy she’s longed for her entire life, she’s more than a little disappointed. But while her new lump of a pet isn’t what she dreamed of, it doesn’t take long—between tortoise-on-skateboard walks, sparkly shell makeovers, and a lemonade stand selling chances to hold a real life tortoise—for the little girl to change her mind—sort of. But when her pet goes missing, all she wants is to be reunited with her new best friend.
Author: Gifted Life Co
Publisher:
Published: 2019-07
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9781080443659
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Make learning and note-taking fun with this College-Ruled Composition Book. perfect bound softcover 108 pages college-lined features realistic turtle and tortoise illustrations on the front and back cover makes a great gift for science buffs, animals lovers, writers, teachers and of course, for yourself! perfect for taking notes in class or writing that rough draft of your next best-seller! artwork features just a small sampling of the different types around the world collect the entire series!
Author: Justine Fontes
Publisher: Golden Books
Published: 2000-12-01
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9780307960078
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Delightful retellings of turtle tales from around the world, plus fun facts about turtles, are sure to please all turtle fans.
Author: Kristyn Crow
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2011-03-01
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 0807593176
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Deep inside the city was a hip and happy hare. He was zipping, sometimes lippy, takin' taxis everywhere. Way out in the country was a tortoise calm and cool. He was quite the mellow fellow chillin' out beside the pool. Kids will love to move and groove with this dynamic duo as they hop and pop towards the finish line in this hip-hopping retelling of the classic tale.
Author: Jessica Grant
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Published: 2010-03-09
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 0307373924
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A delightfully offbeat story that features an opinionated tortoise and her owner who find themselves in the middle of a life-changing mystery. Audrey (a.k.a. Oddly) Flowers is living quietly in Oregon with Winnifred, her tortoise, when she finds out her dear father has been knocked into a coma back in Newfoundland. Despite her fear of flying, she goes to him, but not before she reluctantly dumps Winnifred with her unreliable friends. Poor Winnifred. When Audrey disarms an Air Marshal en route to St. John’s we begin to realize there’s something, well, odd about her. And we soon know that Audrey’s quest to discover who her father really was – and reunite with Winnifred – will be an adventure like no other. Excerpt: Winnifred is old. She might be three hundred. She came with the apartment. The previous tenant, a rock climber named Cliff, was embarking on a rock-climbing adventure that would not have been much fun for Winnifred. Back then her name was Iris. Cliff had inherited Iris from the previous tenant. Nobody knew how old Iris was or where she had come from originally. Now Cliff was moving out. He said, Would you like a tortoise. I would not say no to a tortoise, I said. I was alone in Portland and the trees were giant. I picked her up and she blinked at me with her upside-down eyelids. I felt instantly calm. Her eyes were soft brown. Her skin felt like an old elbow. I will build you a castle, I whispered. With a pool. And I was true to my word.