turtles

A turtle father and son play a guessing game about what kind of father does certain things for his children, such as chirping encouragement as they learn to fly, or organizing a croaking concert.

Provides an introduction to the giant tortoises that live in the Galapagos Islands, looking at the variety of giant tortoises, and discussing their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and efforts to keep them from becoming extinct.

Illustrations and text introduce readers to the gopher tortoise and explains how hundreds of species rely on it for survival in the southeastern corner of the United States.

Turtle and Snake go off to work, Turtle to direct traffic and Snake to make pizzas, and they both realize the importance of paying attention to what they are doing.

When he hears their plaintive songs, the sea god turns Rani and her mother into sea turtles to keep them from being kidnapped.

The animal kingdom has found great happiness living in a garden that contains all they need. Then a terrible monster threatens to devour all the animals. Find out how the tortoise uses his wisdom to outsmart the monster and save the animals.

Even though he is very slow and has many distractions on the way, Franklin the turtle manages to get to Bear's house just in time for a special event.

Many of the animals that live in the southwestern desert witness the race between slow but steady Tortoise and the quick, overconfident Jackrabbit.

While his friends are trying to nap, Little Clancy the turtle insists on banging his drum and other objects.