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1) Sea turtles
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Presents information about the eight kinds of sea turtles, their physical characteristics, senses, how they feed, migrate, and nest, and what is being done to protect them.
2) Sea turtles
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"Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to sea turtles. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
3) Sea turtles
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"Developed by literacy experts and educators for students in PreK through grade two, this book introduces beginning readers to sea turtles through simple, predictable text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.
5) Sea turtles
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"Brimming with photos and scientific facts, this middle-grade nonfiction book about sea turtles treats researchers and marine animal lovers to a comprehensive zoological profile of these remarkable ocean reptiles. Includes sidebars, a range map, a glossary, and a Hawaiian legend about the sea turtle"-- Provided by publisher.
7) Nim's island
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Nim loves her island home and the animals she shares it with even while her scientist father is away doing research, but trouble is on the way and a new E-mail friend could be the only one who can help.
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In 1997, an injured loggerhead turtle is rescued by a group of fishermen, who name her Yoshi and bring her to Two Oceans Aquarium in South Africa. Yoshi quickly adapts to her new home where everyone soon falls in love with her, and she stays at Two Oceans Aquarium for twenty years until she shows signs of wanting to return to the beach where she was born and make a nest of her own. The staff worry she won't be able to survive in the wild, but they...
10) Saving Sunshine
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"It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. It's even harder when you're constantly fighting your sibling--and Zara and Zeeshan really can't stand each other. During a family trip to Florida, when the bickering, shoving, and insults reach new heights of chaos, their parents sentence them to the worst possible fate--each other's company! But when the twins find an ailing turtle, it presents a rare...
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Chronicles a mother and daughter's summer at the beach helping protect a sea turtle's nest. Describes the efforts of other volunteers and includes photographs of various creatures they see on the beach. Includes facts about loggerhead turtles and their nesting habits.
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Sea turtles are endangered and threatened to become extinct. Only one in a thousand hatchlings will survive their first few years, known as "the lost years" - the time between when a turtle hatches and swims out to sea and when they come back to shore as larger teenage turtles. Now for the first time, marine scientists are getting a rare glimpse into the young lives of sea turtles.
15) Sea turtles
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"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of sea turtles, the migrating shelled reptiles. Also included is a story from folklore explaining how sea turtles cause monsoons"-- Provided by publisher.
16) Sea turtles
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Presents the life of sea turtles, including where they travel, how they build nests, and what they eat.
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Governed by the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Pacific, the Ulithi Atoll features dozens of small islands and one of the world's largest lagoons. It is also a prime nesting area for sea turtles. This program follows a joint effort between Oceanic Society researchers and local islanders to protect the turtles-a program that has met with success in the midst of an active fishing industry and local customs that involve turtle egg harvesting....
19) Sea turtles
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Text and color photos present an informative portrait of sea turtles, covering their traits as reptiles; their unique characteristics, including shells and flippers; their habitats and movements; and their reproduction.
20) Into the sea
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Follows the life of a sea turtle from its hatching on a beach, through its years in the sea, and its return to land where it lays its eggs.