Tilly the turtle lives in a tank with a pond and big rocks in her best friend Todd's bedroom. Tilly loves to keep warm under her heat lamp! Todd likes to watch her swim and they sometimes play hide and seek together. The fun illustrations and corresponding text will inspire a love of reading in emerging readers and is a perfect foundational book for children who haven't yet started reading. This tale of friendship promotes the proper way young

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Turtles are often a first pet. They are small and seem easy to care for. But turtles need the right kind of tank, warm water and food to thrive. Turtle owners love their pets. The only way to become a good turtle owner is to learn all about their needs.

Franklin in the Dark In the Franklin Classic Storybook that started it all, poor little Franklin has one of the most common childhood afflictions-he is afraid of the dark. This is particularly difficult for Franklin as he happens to be a turtle, and the darkness he fears is, of course, inside his own shell. Bravely, with shell in tow, he sets forth to seek help and in the course of his travels discovers a bird who is afraid of heights, a polar bear...

'Lightning fast, impossible to catch, and you thought they just hatch!' These new parents are soon to discover that they are in for a big surprise. At the same time, they discover something new about themselves in their life as parents and as tortoises. Putting their minds together and working as a team, they finally resolve the problem that their little one presents them. And along the way, have some fun themselves. Strap yourselves in!

Tilly the turtle lives in a tank with a pond and big rocks in her best friend Todd's bedroom. Tilly loves to keep warm under her heat lamp! Todd likes to watch her swim and they sometimes play hide and seek together. The fun illustrations and corresponding text will inspire a love of reading in emerging readers and is a perfect foundational book for children who haven't yet started reading. This tale of friendship promotes the proper way young children...

In the story Saving Peg Leg, Jane finds an injured turtle in her backyard. She wants to keep this turtle as a pet and nurse it back to good health. After taking the turtle to the vet and visiting the library, Jane learns lots of interesting facts about her new turtle friend. She learns that it's best not to keep turtles in captivity. Jane struggles with doing the right thing in letting the turtle return to a natural habitat, knowing it is injured....

Tara Turtle was watching television when she heard her mother come home. She turned off the television and pretended to be doing her homework. She received a gift from her month but she said a white lie to take the gift. What will happen if Tara's mom would find out about her lie?

Little Turtle Gets his Wish is a story about a young turtle who wishes every day for a home like his friends, one where he can play and have occasional sleepovers. Mama Turtle reminds him he has a fine home and should be content. "Don't keep wishing for something you already have,' she says, but Little Turtle is still not satisfied. One day, he tells Mama Turtle, "I need to go look for my home." She sighs, since she is heard this so many times, but...

The story revolves around Tippy and his two best friends, the twin bunnies that live next door, and the activities that they engage in daily. All is well for Tippy until he stops eating the meals his mom prepares for him, and that's when his troubles begin. Children will greatly enjoy the story and learn an important lesson from it. The book is filled with picturesque illustrations that will inspire the children's imagination and bring the story to...

Have you ever made a tortoise purr? I have. This is a true story about a real tortoise. This is a true story about his magnificence. Explore the cozy environment of apples and grass where he lives. Discover for yourself some of nature's perfect imperfections. Learn about the wonderful life of a tortoise named, Thelonius of Caledonia.