turtles

Describes the life cycle and, natural environment of the turtle and the tortoise with emphasis on their struggle for survival.

When Turtle challenges Bear to a race along the river, Bear is confident that he can beat Turtle, but Turtle is smarter than Bear can imagine.

As they are startled by the activities of other nearby creatures, the number of turtles on a log in a pond decreases from ten to one.

Describes the physical characteristics and habits of some of the more than 250 different kinds of turtles in the world.

Examines the characteristics of snapping turtles, features descriptions of specific species of snapping turtles, and discusses their eating habits, mating, birth and growth, hibernation, life span, and enemies.

Examines the characteristics of gopher tortoises, describes their burrow-digging abilities, and discusses their eating habits, mating, birth and growth, hibernation, life span, and threats to their survival.

Guide to the world's 257 turtle species with reproductive and ecological information.

Tortoise outsmarts Elephant by proving he can jump right over the elephant's "tiny and stupid" head.

When Tuttle loses his lovely shell to a turtle shell thief, he temporarily uses a pumpkin while his friends help him search.

Introduces the loggerhead turtle focusing on a particular female as she returns to the beach of her own birth to lay her eggs.