"Baby Turtle pokes his head out of his shell and--surprise! He's a day late. All his siblings have already headed into the ocean on their way to the reef. Alone, he races to catch up. On his way to the reef, he makes new friends, sees amazing sights and swims through one exciting adventure after another."--P. [4] of cover.

Follows the life of a giant prehistoric sea turtle.

Delightful retellings of turtle tales from around the world, plus fun facts about turtles, are sure to please all turtle fans.

After Anansi the spider tricks Turtle in order to keep his dinner for himself, Turtle turns the tables on Anansi.

Nani the Green turtle discovers her courage when her friend Lono becomes entangled in plastic netting.

An irresistibly cute story about finding the confidence to be yourself, starring a turtle in search of the perfect shell. Terrance the turtle was born without a shell, so he uses a cardboard box instead. Terrance loves his box. It keeps him dry on soggy days, safe from snooping strangers, and is big enough to cozy up with a friend. But when another turtle points out that Terrance's shell is, well, weird, he begins to wonder whether there might be a better shell out there... Eventually, and through much trial and error, Terrance learns that there's nothing wrong with being different--especially when it comes to being yourself.

From before the time she hatches until she returns to the same beach to lay eggs of her own, a sea turtle is helped to escape from danger many times by different human hands.

When a mother diamondback terrapin lays eggs in Maggie's sandbox, Maggie becomes a "turtle-sitter" to help the babies safely hatch and in the process she learns about these unique animals and their struggle for survival.

Greedy Monkey makes every effort to cheat Turtle out of the bananas that rightfully belong to her.

Helpful humans guard the baby turtles and keep them safe from hungry animals.