Hawksbill Promise: The Journey of an Endangered Sea Turtle (Tilbury House Nature Book)
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Mary Beth Owens was inspired by her admiration and concern for these critically endangered animals to write and illustrate this beautiful book. The narrator-a craggy, ancient jumby tree that stands sentinel over the bay-observes a hawksbill's arrival by night, her arduous trek to excavate a nest and bury her eggs, her solitary return to the sea, and the later diaspora of her hatchlings. Spare prose complements pages saturated with Caribbean color or brooding in ghostly moonlight.
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Mary Beth Owens was inspired by her admiration and concern for these critically endangered animals to write and illustrate this beautiful book. The narrator-a craggy, ancient jumby tree that stands sentinel over the bay-observes a hawksbill's arrival by night, her arduous trek to excavate a nest and bury her eggs, her solitary return to the sea, and the later diaspora of her hatchlings. Spare prose complements pages saturated with Caribbean color or brooding in ghostly moonlight.
Title: Hawksbill Promise: The Journey of an Endangered Sea Turtle (Tilbury House Nature Book)
Author: Owens, Mary Beth
ISBN: 9780884484301
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Publisher: Tilbury House,U.S.
Publication Date: 2019-07-30
Number of Pages: 36
Weight: 0.4951 kg
5 stars! Hawksbill Promise: A Sea Turtle's Journey is a good story for any age of reader who enjoys the islands because chances are that they also love turtles. There is a lot to be learned from this story, and the added information included at the end of the book was a definite bonus. Read Hawksbill Promise: A Sea Turtle's Journey, and you will learn a lot about the journey of this special sea creature. -- Ania - Age 8 - Kids' Book Buzz
2020 NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels List -- NTCE
5 Stars!
Anything you didn't like about it? Nothing.
To whom would you recommend this book? Perfect for children between the ages of four and eight.
Who should buy this book? Public and school libraries, preschools, daycare centers, anyone who works with children between the ages of four and eight.
Where would you shelve it? Beginner nonfiction books
Should we (librarians/readers) put this on the top of our to read piles? Yes
-- Kristin Guay, former youth librarian - Youth Services Book Review-
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