How the Tortoise Got His Scars (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781456718114)

This is a story about a grandmother who shielded her grandchildren and diverted their focus from the impending war. Join her as she enthralls her grandchildren with a story of a tortoise that captivated the animal world with the beauty of his shell that seemed to illuminate its path with colors of the rainbow. She will take you to the world of animals when a long forgotten language was spoken, you will be spell bound by tortoise's demise when his shell ended up with scars and lost its luminous beauty. The back drop of this story is a looming war that can be heard far away.