A Turtle Named Caretta

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A Turtle Named Caretta

Written by Ruth "Booie" Chappell

Illustrated by Dean Wroth

A young boy stumbles upon a loggerhead turtle nest in the sand dunes on a southern beach. Through his surprise encounter he learns about the delicate life cycle of the endangered Caretta, caretta. Dean Wroth's bright paintings add another dimension to Booie Chappell's engaging story about South Carolina's official state reptile

44 pages. Color illustrations.

Softcover $14.95

10 ISBN0-87844-188-3. 13 ISBN 978-0-87844-188-4

Did you know turtle hatchlings require the travel from their nest to the ocean in order to build up strength for the journey ahead, so interfering by helping it to the ocean actually lowers their chances of survival?