Blair Mill Library: Turtle Research

The history of the Mississippi River Valley is told in text and pictures through the adventures of Minn, a snapping turtle, as she travels downstream.

- Format includes large color photographs, easy-to-read font, and simple interior design. - Series features vocabulary preview and review pages and backmatter, which gives young readers additional material to discuss or think about.

Explains the physical characteristics, behavior, diet, habitat, and geographical distribution of North American turtles.

Plodding past budding cactuses and through dry heat, desert tortoises may appear slow and ungainly. But these remarkable creatures are able to survive savage temperatures and a brutal landscape. Young readers discover how adaptable desert tortoises are and examine their intriguing relationship with both the environment and mankind.

An introduction to the habits and physical characteristics of many different kinds of turtles.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and survival techniques of different kinds of land and sea turtles.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of the loggerhead turtle

A beautiful, compelling book about the fragile life cycle of the endangered sea turtle.

A sea turtle uses four flippers to move through the ocean water. Its flippers help it paddle, turn, and stop. Discover where sea turtles live, how they look, and all about baby sea turtles.

Text and photographs depict the endangered situation of sea turtles, current efforts to protect them, and the effect of these conservation methods on those people who sell or eat the turtles.

The characteristics and lifestyles of the eight different kinds.