The Turtle

Name: The Turtle
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Cynthia Rylant
ISBN: 9781470356934

Author: Cynthia Rylant

Series: Lighthouse Family #4

Narrator: Mark Nelson

Unabridged: 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/08/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Animal Stories

Synopsis

Beloved award-winning children's author Cynthia Rylant adds to the touching tale of the Lighthouse Family with The Turtle. Fog descends upon the lighthouse, and Seabold the dog uses the foghorn to warn oncoming ships. Then Seabold and the mouse children, Whistler and Lila, hear a cry for help! Can Pandora the cat figure out a way to save a stranded sea turtle from the cold northern waters?

About Cynthia Rylant

Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie & Pearl, Motor Mouse, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) on October 19, 2017

I was again enchanted by Rylant's gentle tale of a sea turtle in trouble. Aurora was following her dream of seeing the Northern Lights, and found herself in uncomfortably cold and foggy waters. Seabold and the mouse-children to the rescue, while Pandora figures out a way for her to get home. The illu......more

Goodreads review by Erica on April 23, 2020

Solitary creatures end up enjoying each other’s company in The Lighthouse Family series by Cynthia Rylant. In book four, The Turtle, Pandora, Seabold, and the mouse children help Aurora, the sea turtle, get back to her family. She gets stuck at the base of the lighthouse mountain and cannot swim bac......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on October 02, 2020

This one was less annoying than some of the previous books in this series. And, to be fair, the illustrations really are lovely. I'm just very ready to be done with the Lighthouse Family. Thankfully, this is the last one we own, so I can call it quits now.......more