{"product_id":"9780358458074-bk-turtles","title":"The Book of Turtles","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are turtles with soft shells, turtles with googly eyes, turtles with necks longer than their bodies, and turtles whose shells glow in the dark!\u003cp\u003eAnd each turtle, of each of the more than 300 kinds, is an individual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**A SIBERT HONOR BOOK! **\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e** A \u003cem\u003eKIRKUS\u003c\/em\u003e BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ** A \u003cem\u003eBOOKLIST\u003c\/em\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE OF THE YEAR ** \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom National Book Award finalist and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Sy Montgomery comes an ode to one of the most diverse, fascinating, and beloved species on the planet: turtles. With dazzling illustrations and emotionally engaging, fact-filled text, this picture book will speak to the wisdom these long-lived animals can lend.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles are fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurtles are also endlessly surprising. There are turtles with soft shells, turtles with googly eyes, turtles with necks longer than their bodies, and turtles whose shells glow in the dark!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd each turtle, of each of the more than 300 kinds, is an individual. You’ll meet some of them here: Lonesome George, the last of his kind on Earth. And Myrtle, the 90-year-old green sea turtle who has more than 7,000 followers on Facebook.        \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat questions might you ask a turtle? You’ll find many of the answers in this gorgeous compendium—and perhaps be inspired to help at a time when these reptiles, who evolved at the same time as the dinosaurs, face the deadliest dangers of their more than 380-million-year history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead more books by Sy Montgomery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecoming a Good Creature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Magnificent Migration\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCondor Comeback\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hyena Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Octopus Scientists\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great White Shark Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40856846270561,"sku":"9780358458074","price":16.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_21060956.jpg?v=1713284756","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780358458074-bk-turtles","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}