The Book of Turtles cover

The Book of Turtles

Author: Montgomery, Sy

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level 5.6
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 2947
Points per Word 0.00017
Page Count 44
Points per Page 0.011364

Description

With dazzling illustrations and emotionally engaging, fact-filled text, this picture book will speak to the wisdom of turtles. Text contains criminal activity.

Quick Summary

From box turtles to sea turtles, this picture book reveals the amazing world of turtles through stunning artwork and mind-blowing facts that will make kids say "wow". Kids will love discovering that some turtles can live over 100 years, others can swim faster than humans, and mother turtles travel thousands of miles to return home to lay their eggs. If your kid enjoys the "Wild Kratts" series or "The Animal Book" by David George Harris, they will be obsessed with this turtle encyclopedia. Ideal for ages 5-9 in kindergarten through third grade, particularly for emerging readers who devour animal facts.