Turtles In My Sandbox

Name: Turtles In My Sandbox
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Jennifer Keats Curtis
ISBN: 9781607189107

Author: Jennifer Keats Curtis, Emanuel Schongut

Narrator: Donna German

Unabridged: 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Arbordale Publishing

Published: 01/01/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Science & Nature Stories

Synopsis

Imagine finding turtle eggs in your sandbox! When a mother diamondback terrapin lays eggs in a young girl’s sandbox, the girl becomes a “turtle-sitter” to help the babies safely hatch. She raises the teeny hatchlings until they become big enough to fend for themselves in the wild. Then, with the help of experts, she releases them. Along the way, she learns about these unique animals and that she has made an important contribution to their survival. The “For Creative Minds” educational section includes terrapin fun facts and a turtle habitat craft.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dawn on March 15, 2021

I discovered this one on Epic last year when we ended up doing school online after school got cancelled. Now that we're back in school and doing City Wildlife, I can't help but read and discuss this story again with my students. It teaches a lot but is still a story that captivates kids. I read that......more

Goodreads review by Taylor on April 20, 2020

Turtles in My Sandbox is about a young girl who finds turtle eggs in her sandbox, a mother diamondback Terrapin lays her eggs there. The girl helps take care of the eggs and make sure they hatch safely, once they hatch she raised them until it was time for them to go back into the ocean. Experts hel......more