"A green sea turtle hatches and grows up in the ocean, then moves to shallower water near a coral reef where she spends most of the rest of her life. Includes supplementary information about turtles, coral reef creatures, maps, and activities"--

Franklin the turtle cannot decide what to donate to the annual Christmas toy drive, but with some inspiration from his Great Aunt Harriet, he finally comes up with the perfect gift.

Franklin the turtle overcomes his fear of thunderstorms with a little help from his animal friends.

When Franklin loses the valentines he has made for his friends, he is heartbroken and worries that they won't want to give him any cards, but Franklin soon learns that he has very good friends.

After a natural disaster, which resulted in the loss of his family, a baby hippo named Owen is taken to a zoo, where he and Mzee the tortoise form an unusual friendship.

Franklin checks a kite making book out of the library and thinks that he's lost it, but Bear's had it all the time.

After seeing a performance by Marten the Magnificent, Franklin decides that he wants to be a magician, too, and charges his friends to see a show in which he promises to become invisible--even though that is a trick he does not know.

"Meet Gus, a gosling who likes to be by himself. But when his adventures lead him to a turtle's nest, he's in for some unexpected companionship!"--

Tilly the turtle lives in a tank with a pond and big rocks in her best friend Todd's bedroom. Tilly loves to keep warm under her heat lamp! Todd likes to watch her swim and they sometimes play hide and seek together. The fun illustrations and corresponding text will inspire a love of reading in emerging readers and is a perfect foundational book for children who haven't yet started reading. This tale of friendship promotes the proper way young

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Jack Doyle, who can communicate with animals. is surprised to discover his little sister's tortoise hiding in his backpack during a field trip to a farm, and when Tut disappears, he has to use his special skill to find the pet in time.