turtles

Explores the process of how turtle grows from and egg to an adult.

The Turtle book will teach you how to properly care for your pet and provide compelling animal facts along the way. Readers will discover how rewarding pet ownership can be, while learning about the responsibilities of having a pet.

Archer is worried about Kevin, his missing turtle, but even after checking the yard and tidying his room, he cannot find Kevin until he learns to think like a turtle.

"A child and his parents visit their local public garden throughout the year, observing the turtles as they play, dive, feed, bask, climb, hide and doze. . . An author's note provides more information about turtles, including the Red-eared Slider featured in the book"--Provided by publisher.

Provides information about having a turtle as a pet, looking at behavior and training, and covering what supplies, food, toys, and vaccines will be needed.

Text and illustrations explore the life cycle of turtles.

"Explores the similarities between turtles and tortoises, and how to tell them apart. Discover how traits like shell shape, habitat, and lifespan can be used to identify these slow-moving reptiles"--Provided by publisher.

"Unlike many other creatures, snapping turtles aren't very picky when it comes to their food. They're usually happy to eat almost anything they can get their mouths on! Readers of this innovative volume are introduced to these often-aggressive animals and learn key facts about them, such as the differences between the common snapping turtle and the alligator snapping turtle. Photographs correlate closely with . . . text, supporting a solid understanding of the book's scientific and curricular content"--Provided by publisher.

"Adopting a large egg when her busy family does not have time to listen to all she has to say, a chatty baby Chick misses the egg's good listening qualities before discovering that it has hatched into a brand-new friend"--OCLC.

"Samantha Duck convinces her friend Sebastian, a tortoise, to help her bring Christmas to the animals on their farm and around the world"-- Provided by publisher.