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Swinburne, Stephen R.

Turtle Tide: The Ways of Sea Turtles

32 pp. | Boyds | April, 2005 | Trade ISBN 1-59078-081-7 $15.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Bruce Hiscock. In this simple account of the sea turtle's birth pilgrimage, spare prose and fine paintings emphasize the sequence of animal encounters that reduce one hundred eggs to one lone hatchling survivor. Though there's scant factual information about size, location, or life cycle, and Swinburne mentions the species name (loggerhead) only in his author's note, this is a compelling introduction. Reading list.

Reviewer: Margaret A. Bush | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2005