Download or read book When Turtle Grew Feathers written by Tim Tingle and published by august house. This book was released on 2007 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choctaw variant of Aesop's fable, The Tortoise and the Hare, in which Turkey assists Turtle in defeating Rabbit.
Download or read book What Do You Do With a Tail Like This written by Steve Jenkins and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that squirt blood? Explore the many amazing things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails in this interactive guessing book, beautifully illustrated in cut-paper collage, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor. This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades K-1, Read Aloud Informational Text).
Download or read book Ocean Animals from Head to Tail written by Stacey Roderick and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive in with these fascinating creatures of the sea! Can animals be identified by just one of their distinctive parts? Readers get the chance to find out in this guessing-game picture book. First, they are shown a body part and asked which ocean animal it belongs to. Then, the following spread reveals the whole animal, along with a description of its characteristics Ü particularly its one-of-a-kind body part Ü and habitat. From fins to flippers and tentacles to tails, thereês no better introduction to the awesomeness of ocean animals! With bold illustrations and playful fun for all, this book offers a unique look at ocean animals, one body part at a time.
Download or read book Maya and the Turtle written by John C. Stickler and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL 2013-2014 MORNING CALM MEDAL** This multicultural children's book presents a heartwarming Korean fairy tale about a little girl and a fortunate encounter. Poverty is all Maya has ever known, but she doesn't allow it to stop her from caring for her father, and others, as best she can. Kind and gentle, she is a lovely young girl who always puts others first. One day, she finds a little turtle and takes him home, raising and loving him, never knowing that he will play an instrumental part in her destiny. Similar to The Korean Cinderella, Maya and the Turtle, is an original Korean fairy tale by authors John Stickler and Soma Han that teaches children that the road to greatness lies in selflessness and that the loving kindness of a pure heart can awaken great love and power in another. Beautifully illustrated by Han, this book contains fascinating bits of information about Korean culture and is a poignant tale about the rewards of kindness, patience and courage.
Download or read book Turtles from Head to Tail written by Jen Trifer and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some turtles make great pets, but others do not. So how can people tell the difference? Through accessible text paired with colorful photographs, this book allows beginning readers to explore the world of turtles, taking a close look at the physical attributes that make these slow-moving creatures unique. From their hard shellscalled carapacesto their different kinds of feet, turtles are as varied in physical makeup as they are in temperament. Young readers will learn that while a box turtle is a pet-friendly choice, theyll want to stay far away from the sharp bite of an alligator snapping turtle!
Download or read book Turtle in the Sea written by Jim Arnosky and published by Putnam Publishing Group. This book was released on 2002 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A turtle emerges from the sea to lay her eggs in the sand.
Download or read book Black Turtle Tale of the Turtle written by Randel McGirr and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-05-20 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this action-adventure novel, three young boys must find a way to clear the record of a wrongfully incarcerated cousin and bring corrupt town leaders to justice. Corrupt town leaders are running a drug lab in a nearby abandoned mine and they will stop at nothing to continue the operation, even if it means incarcerating an innocent teenager. Of course, incarcerating an innocent teenager does have its perks, since the corrupt town leaders receive kickbacks from the privately-run juvenile detention center for any business they send their way.
Download or read book Wrong Way Peach Fuzz A Turtle Tale written by Kirsten Dahlen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One wandering sea turtle, two young American scientists, eight months on a tropical island paradise... Join the adventure!In 1998, marine biologists Anna and Kirsten moved to Jumby Bay, Antigua to study and protect the critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle. One unique turtle caught their attention and provided endless eventful lessons. Peach Fuzz took every possible wrong turn during her first nesting season, winning hearts, earning a new nickname, and teaching sea turtle biology through her unconventional nesting attempts. In the end, Peach Fuzz shows us all the way home.
Download or read book Follow the Moon Home written by Philippe Cousteau and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A book about loggerhead sea turtles, and a girl's attempts to help save their babies from man-made light."--
Download or read book Dancing Turtle A Folktale from Brazil written by Pleasant DeSpain and published by Triangle Interactive, Inc. . This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Turtle loves to dance and play the flute. But her exuberance puts her at risk when her music attracts the attention of a brave hunter who brings her home to make turtle stew. After she is caught, her only hope for escape is the hunter's children ... and her own wit. This folktale, first told by the indigenous people of Brazil, is now told throughout Latin America. Like the people of Latin America, Turtle always seems to survive any challenge by using her courage and wit. Beautiful watercolors radiant with the dense foliage and hardy wildlife of the Amazon rain forest, guides the reader through this timeless adventure story.
Download or read book Turtles written by Carl J. Franklin and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tortoise and the Hare written by Aesop and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2011 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boastful hare meets his match in this attractive retelling of Aesop's famed tale.
Download or read book Our Sea Turtles written by Blair Witherington and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-07-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Sea Turtles is the story of understanding, experiencing, and saving the sea turtle and helping them thrive in our oceans. Now in its second edition, Blair and Dawn Witherington’s iconic book includes updated facts and figures, new photos, and new calls to action for saving the turtles. Well-organized sections that are full of photos, maps, and figures help readers get a sense of the various types of sea turtles and how they might be similar or different from one another. Those who are interested in not only learning about the marine animal but also in helping it benefit from the authors’ precise knowledge and understanding of sea turtles.
Download or read book The Brown Fairy Book written by Andrew Lang and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1904 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories in this Fairy Book come from all quarters of the world. For example, the adventures of 'Ball-Carrier and the Bad One' are told by Red Indian grandmothers to Red Indian children who never go to school, nor see pen and ink. 'The Bunyip' is known to even more uneducated little ones, running about with no clothes at all in the bush, in Australia. You may see photographs of these merry little black fellows before their troubles begin, in 'Northern Races of Central Australia, ' by Messrs. Spencer and Gillen. They have no lessons except in tracking and catching birds, beasts, fishes, lizards, and snakes, all of which they eat. But when they grow up to be big boys and girls, they are cruelly cut about with stone knives and frightened with sham bogies all for their good' their parents say and I think they would rather go to school, if they had their choice, and take their chance of being birched and bullied
Download or read book Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories written by Dr. Seuss and published by RH Childrens Books. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Seuss presents three modern fables in the rhyming favorite Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories. The collection features tales about greed (“Yertle the Turtle”), vanity (“Gertrude McFuzz”), and pride (“The Big Brag”). In no other book does a small burp have such political importance! Yet again, Dr. Seuss proves that he and classic picture books go hand in hand.
Download or read book The Tale of the Whale written by Karen Swann and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A child and a whale embark on a beautiful journey together in this lyrical, gorgeously illustrated picture book about friendship, hope, and love for the world around us in the vein of The Fisherman & the Whale and Cynthia Rylant’s Life. Where land becomes sky and sky becomes sea, I first saw the whale and the whale first saw me. A child joins a friendly whale for a magical journey of discovery. They sail the blue ocean, dance with dolphins, and tail-splash seagulls. But the child also sees an ocean filled with plastic trash. And that inspires a promise of help, for the whale and all earth’s creatures.
Download or read book The Arapaho written by Alfred Louis Kroeber and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
