Box Turtle at Long Pond / William T. George ; pictures by Lindsay Barrett George.
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TextPublication details: New York : Greenwillow Books, c1989.Edition: 1st edDescription: [25] p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cmISBN: - 0688081843
- 0688081851 (lib. bdg.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Natural World | George, William T | Checked out | water damage. 6/27/2023 | 06/24/2024 | 33111004629990 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"A day in the life of a box turtle is rendered carefully in words and lifelike illustrations with a text that respects its subject....Superior."--School Library Journal. "Will delight the young viewer. An excellent introduction to pond ecology, and a strikingly beautiful book."--Kirkus Reviews.
It is dawn at Long Pond. Box Turtle's red eyes look out from his shelter within a crumbling tree, and his day begins ...
In Beaver at Long Pond, the Georges introduced the pond and its resident. In this lyrical, magnificently painted companion book, they insure its place as a favorite spot on every child's itinerary.
On a busy day at Long Pond, Box Turtle searches for food, basks in the sun, and escapes a raccoon.