Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Animals - Turtles & Tortoises

Mr. Hoppy is in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver; but she is in love with someone else--Alfie, her pet tortoise. With all her attention focused on Alfie, Mrs. Silver doesn't even know Mr. Hoppy is alive. And Mr. Hoppy is too shy to even ask Mrs. Silver over for tea. Then one day Mr. Hoppy comes up with a brilliant idea to get Mrs. Silver's attention. If Mr. Hoppy's plan works, Mrs. Silver will certainly fall in love with him. After all, everyone knows the way...

Juma hides in his uncle's dhow (after arguing with his cousin) and inadvertently joins the annual Dhow sailing race around the islands of Zanzibar, while his sister chases after the Changuu Island tortoises. The story introduces the ancient Stone Town and the Swahili boat culture. The story is supplemented with a map of the United Republic of Tanzania, focusing on the islands of Zanzibar, a map of the continent of Africa, and a ki-Swahili language glossary. The Tanzania Juma stories also include Juma and Little Sungura, Juma on Safari, and Juma Cooks...

Juma hides in his uncle's dhow and inadvertently joins the annual Dhow Race around the islands of Zanzibar, while his sister chases after the Changuu Island tortoises. The story introduces the ancient Stone Town and the Swahili boat culture. The story is supplemented with a map of the United Republic of Tanzania, focusing on the islands of Zanzibar, a map of the continent of Africa, and a ki-Swahili language glossary. The Tanzania Juma stories also include Juma and Little Sungura, Juma on Safari, and Juma Cooks Chapati.

The foolish tortoise is tired of being so slow. He decides that the easiest way for him to move faster is to get out of his heavy shell. The only problem is, once he leaves his home, he's too scared to walk anywhere This silly tortoise learns the hard way that there's no place like home.

Children will enjoy this jubilant tale of a tortoise on a journey of self-discovery Now available as a Level 2 Ready-to-Read, this charming story with rhyming text is...

Madelyn is a tenacious young turtle who can't seem to find any other turtles who look like her She's a special turtle called a terrapin, and she lives in the Chesapeake Bay. Feeling lonely and sad, Madelyn decides to go traveling and find other turtles like her, but at first, she only runs into trouble.

She meets a grumpy snapping turtle who is anything but encouraging. She comes across some serious Bay pollution where she meets a much kinder, more welcoming oyster toadfish. Madelyn also meets Jurgen the sturgeon, but she keeps on moving, in search of an elusive terrapin to call...